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They will afford us greater tranquillity of mind present, if Λ\Έ form some just ideas of them when they are absent ; if λΥβ often call to our remembrance how solicitous the sick man is after health, how acceptable peace is to put out a war, and what a courtesy it Λνΐΐΐ do us to gain credit and acquire friends in a city of note, where we are strangers and unknown ; and contrariwise, how great a grief it is to forego these thino^s when we once have them. THEY WILL AFFORD US GREATER TRANQUILLITY OF MIND PRESENT IF WE FORM SOME IDEAS OF THEM WHEN THEY ARE ABSENT IF WE OFTEN CALL TO OUR REMEMBRANCE HOW SOLICITOUS THE SICK MAN IS AFTER HEALTH HOW ACCEPTABLE PEACE IS TO PUT OUT A WAR AND WHAT A COURTESY IT WILL DO TO US TO GAIN CREDIT AND ACQUIRE FRIENDS IN A STATE OF NOTE WHERE WE ARE STRANGERS AND UNKNOWN AND CONTRARIWISE HOW GREAT A GRIEF IT IS TO FOREGO THESE THINGS WHEN WE ONCE HAVE THEM
hrow away the rest, and cry and scream ; so, if Fortune infest us only in one part, we grow fearful and abandon ourselves wholly to her attacks. 9. But somebody Avill object to me. What is it that Ave have ? Hather, AVhat is it that Ave have not ? One is honorable, the other is master of a family ; this man hath a good Avife, the other a faithful friend. Antipater of Tar- sus, when he Avas upon his death-bed and reckoning up all the good events which had befallen him, Avould not omit a prosperous voyage Avhich he had AA'hen he sailed from Cilicia to Athens. Even the trite and common blessings are not to be despised, but ought to take up a room in our deliberations. AVe should rejoice that Ave live, and are in health, and see the sun ; that there are no Avars nor sedi- tions in our country ; that the earth yields to cultivation, and that the sea is open to our traffic ; that aa^c can talk, be silent, do business, and be at leisure, Avhen Ave please. 148 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND.  ATHER REJOICE IN WHAT IS LEFT THUS AS CHILDREN IF YOU ROB THEM OF ONE OF THEIR PLAY GAMES WILL THROW AWAY THE REST AND CRY AND SCREAM SO IF FORTUNE INFEST US ONLY IN ONE PART WE GROW FEARFUL AND ABANDON OURSELVES WHOLLY TO HER ATTACKS BUT SOMEBODY WILL OBJECT TO ME WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE RATHER WHAT IS IT THAT WE HAVE NOT ONE IS HONOURABLE THE OTHER IS MASTER OF A FAMILY THIS MAN HATH A GOOD WIFE THE OTHER A FAITHFUL FRIEND ANTIPATER OF TARSUS WHEN HE WAS UPON HIS DEATH BED AND RECKONING UP ALL THE GOOD EVENTS WHICH HAD BEFALLEN HIM WOULD NOT OMIT A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE WHICH HE HAD WHEN HE SAILED FROM CILICIA TO ATHENS EVEN THE TRITE AND COMMON BLESSINGS ARE NOT TO BE DESPISED BUT OUGHT TO TAKE UP A ROOM IN OUR DELIBERATIONS WE SHOULD REJOICE THAT WE LIVE AND ARE IN HEALTH AND SEE THE SUN THAT THERE ARE NO WARS NOR SEDITIONS IN OUR COUNTRY THAT THE EARTH YIELDS TO CULTIVATION AND THAT THE SEA IS OPEN TO OUR TRAFFIC THAT WE CAN TALK BE SILENT DO BUSINESS AND BE AT LEISURE WHEN WE PLEASE 
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