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For most men leave the pleasant and delectable things behind them, and run with haste to em  brace those which are not only difficult but intolerable. FOR MOST MEN LEAVE THE PLEASANT AND DELECTABLE THINGS BEHIND THEM AND RUN WITH HASTE TO EMBRACE THOSE WHICH ARE NOT ONLY DIFFICULT BUT INTOLERABLE
y insert that which was said to a pragmatical fellow, handsomely enough : — Wh}' so quick sighted others' faults to find, But to thy own so partially art blind ? 'Tis malice that exasperates thy mind. But why, my friend, art thou so acute to discern even thy own misfortunes, and so industrious to renew them and set them in thy sight, that they may be the more con- spicuous, Λνΐιϋο thou never turnest thy consideration to those good things which are present with thee and thou dost enjoy 1 But as cupping-glasses draw the impurest blood out of the body, so thou dost extract the quintessence of infelicity to afflict thyself. In this thou art no better than the Chian merchant, who, while he sold abundance of his best and most generous wine to others, called for some OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 147 that was pricked and vapid to taste at supper ; and one of his servants asking another what he left his master doing, he made this answer, that he was calling for bad when the good was by him. RCE AS IT WERE FROM THE CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IS BETTER AND HERE WE MAY INSERT THAT WHICH WAS SAID TO A PRAGMATICAL FELLOW HANDSOMELY ENOUGH WHY SO QUICKSIGHTED OTHERS FAULTS DEFINED BUT TO THY OWN SO PARTIALLY ART BLIND TIS MALICE THAT EXASPERATES THY MIND BUT WHY MY FRIEND ART THOU SO ACUTE TO DISCERN EVEN THY OWN MISFORTUNES AND SO INDUSTRIOUS TO RENEW THEM AND SET THEM IN THY SIGHT THAT THEY MAY BE THE MORE CONSPICUOUS WHILE THOU NEVER TURNEST THY CONSIDERATIONS TO THESE GOOD THINGS WHICH ARE PRESENT WITH THEE AND THOU DOST ENJOY BUT AS CUPPING GLASSES DRAW THE IMPUREST BLOOD OUT OF THE BODY SO THOU DOST EXTRACT THE QUINTESSENCE OF INFLICITY TO AFFLICT THYSELF IN THIS THOU ART NO BETTER THAN THE CHIAN MERCHANT WHO WHILE HE SOLD ABUNDANCE OF HIS BEST AND MOST GENEROUS WINE TO OTHERS CALLED FOR SOME WHAT WAS PRICKED AND VAPID TO TASTE AT SUPPER AND ONE OF HIS SERVANTS ASKING ANOTHER WHAT HE LEFT HIS MASTER DOING HE MADE THIS ANSWER THAT HE WAS CALLING FOR BAD WHEN THE GOOD WAS BY HIM
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