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165 extremely to the tranquillity of the mind. EXTREMELY TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND
so grievous and terrible to the vulgar, as his own reasonings will make out to him in every particular. 19. But many are shocked at this saying of Menan- der, — No man can tell what will himself befall , — in the mean Avhile being monstrously ignorant what a noble expedient this is to disperse our sorrows, to contemplate upon and to be able to look Fortune steadily in the face ; and not to cherish delicate and eff"eminate apprehensions of things, like those bred up in the shade, under false and extravagant hopes which hdxe not strength to resist the first adversity. But to the saying of Menander we may make this just and serious reply: It is true that a man while he lives can never say. This will never befall me ; but he can say this, I will not do this or that ; I Λνϋΐ scorn to lie ; I Avill not be treacherous or do a thing ungenerously ; I Λνΐΐΐ not defraud or circumvent any one. And to do this lies within the sphere of our performance, and conduceth ΟΙ THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND.  RDEN WILL FIND THAT THOSE THINGS ARE VAIN EMPTY AND FALSE WHICH APPEAR SO GRIEVOUS AND TERRIBLE TO THE VULGAR AS HIS OWN REASONINGS WILL MAKE OUT TO HIM IN EVERY PARTICULAR BUT MANY ARE SHOCKED AT THIS SAYING OF MENANDER NO MAN CAN TELL WHAT WILL HIMSELF BEFALL IN THE MEANS WHILE BEING MONSTROUSLY IGNORANT WHAT A NOBLE EXPEDIENT THIS IS TO DISPERSE OUR SORROWS TO CONTEMPLATE UPON AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOK FORTUNE STEADILY IN THE FACE AND NOT TO CHERISH DELICATE AND EFFEMINATE APPREHENSIONS OF THINGS LIKE THOSE BRED UP IN THE SHADE UNDER FALSE AND EXTRAVAGANT HOPES WHICH HAVE NOT STRENGTH TO RESIST THE FIRST ADVERSITY BUT TO THE SAYING OF MENANDER WE MAY MAKE THIS JUST AND SERIOUS REPLY IT IS TRUE THAT A MAN WHILE HE LIVES CAN NEVER SAY THIS WILL NEVER BEFALL ME BUT HE CAN SAY THIS I WILL NOT DO THIS OR THAT I WILL SCORN TO LIE I WILL NOT BE TREACHEROUS OR DO A THING UNGENEROUSLY I WILL NOT DEFRAUD OR CIRCUMVENT ANY ONE AND TO DO THIS LIES WITHIN THE SPHERE OF OUR PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCETH
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