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But to those things which in their own nature excite our grief, — such as sickness, pains of the body, and the death of our friends and children, — we ought to apply that of Euripides : — Alas ! alas ! and well a day ! But why alas and irell atvni/ ? Naught else to us hath yet been dealt. But tliat which daily men have felt. BUT TO THOSE THINGS WHICH IN THEIR OWN NATURE EXCITE OUR GRIEF SUCH AS SICKNESS PAINS OF THE BODY AND THE DEATH OF OUR FRIENDS AND CHILDREN WE OUGHT TO APPLY THAT OF EURIPIDES ALAS ALAS AND WELL A DAY BUT WHY ALAS AND WELL AWAY NAUGHT ELSE TO US HATH YET BEEN DEALT BUT THAT WHICH DAILY MEN HAVE FELT
yet would hot suffer himself to weep when his Λvife sate by him crying, but stopped his tears ; for here he came strengthened with reason and beforehand acquainted with the accident, but before it was the suddenness of the disaster which raised his sorrow and threw him into complaints. 17. Generally speaking, those things which happen to OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 161 US against our will afflict us partly by a pungency that is in their nature, and partly custom and opinion so efFem- inate us that Ave are impatient under them. But against all contingencies we should have that of Menander in readiness : — Afflictions to thyself thou flost create, Thy fancy only is unfortunate. For Avhat are afflictions to thee, if they touch neither thy body nor thy soul 1 Of this sort is the low extraction of thy father, the adultery of thy wife, the loss of a garland, or being deprived of the upper seat in an assembly. And with all these crosses thou mayest have ease of mind and strength of body. T UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ULYSSES WHEN HIS DOG DIED COULD NOT FORBEAR CRYING YET WOULD NOT SUFFER HIMSELF TO WEEP WHEN HIS WIFE SAT BY HIM CRYING BUT STOPPED HIS TEARS FOR HERE HE CAME STRENGTHENED WITH REASON AND BEFOREHAND ACQUAINTED WITH THE ACCIDENT BUT BEFORE IT WAS THE SUDDENNESS OF THE DISASTER WHICH RAISED HIS SORROW AND THREW HIM INTO COMPLAINTS GENERALLY SPEAKING THOSE THINGS WHICH HAPPEN TO US AGAINST OUR WILL AFFLICT US PARTLY BY A PUNGENCY THAT IS IN THEIR NATURE AND PARTLY CUSTOM AND OPINION SO EFFEMINATE US THAT WE ARE IMPATIENT UNDER THEM BUT AGAINST ALL CONTINGENCIES WE SHOULD HAVE THAT OF MENANDER AND READINESS AFFLICTIONS TO THYSELF THOU DOST CREATE THY FANCY ONLY IS UNFORTUNATE FOR WHAT ARE AFFLICTIONS TO THEE IF THEY TOUCH NEITHER THY BODY NOR THY SOUL OF THIS SORT IS THE LOW EXTRACTION OF THY FATHER THE ADULTERY OF THY WIFE THE LOSS OF A GARLAND OR BEING DEPRIVED OF THE UPPER SEAT IN AN ASSEMBLY AND WITH ALL THOSE CROSSES THOU MAYST HAVE EASE OF MIND AND STRENGTH OF BODY
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