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AVhen the renoAvned Pit  tacus, who got him so gi'eat a name for his fortitude, Avisdom, and justice, Avas entertaining his friends at a noble banquet, and his spouse in an angry humor came and overturned the table ; his guests being extremely dis  turbed at it, he told them : Every one of you hath his particular plague, and my wife is mine; and he is very happy who hath this only. The pleading lawyer's happy at the bar ; But the scene openmg shows a civil war. WHEN THE RENOWNED PITIKUS WHO GOT HIM SO GREAT A NAME FOR HIS FORTITUDE WISDOM AND JUSTICE WAS ENTERTAINING HIS FRIENDS AT A NOBLE BANQUET AND HIS SPOUSE IN AN ANGRY HUMOUR CAME AND OVERTURNED THE TABLE HIS GUESTS BEING EXTREMELY DISTURBED AT IT HE TOLD THEM EVERY ONE OF YOU HATH HIS PARTICULAR PLAGUE AND MY WIFE IS MINE AND HE IS VERY HAPPY WHO HATH THIS ONLY THE PLEADING LAWYER IS HAPPY AT THE BAR BUT THE SEEN OPENING CHOSE A CIVIL WAR
d him that the purchase of a sleeveless jerkin Λvas only ten drachms. 'Tis a cheap city, he repeated. So, when we hear others de- clare that our condition is afflicted because we are not consuls and in eminent command, let us then look upon ourselves as living not only in a bare happiness but splen- dor, in that we do not beg our bread, and are not forced to subsist by carrying of burthens or by flattery. OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 151 11. But such is our folly, that we accustom ourselves rather to live for other men's sakes than our ολνη; and our dispositions are so prone to upbraidings and to be tainted with envy, that the grief we conceive at others' prosperity lessens the joy we ought to take in our own. But to cure thee of this extravagant emulation, look not upon tlie out- side of these applauded men, which is so gay and brilliant, but draw the gaudy curtain and carry thy eyes inward, and thou shalt find most gnawing disquiets to be dissembled under these false appearances. IVES FOR TWO FARTHINGS AT LAST HE WENT TO THE SALESMAN'S AND CONVINCED HIM THAT THE PURCHASE OF A SLEEVELESS JERKIN WAS ONLY TEN DRACHMAS TIS A CHEAP CITY HE REPEATED SO WHEN WE HEAR OTHERS DECLARE THAT OUR CONDITION IS AFFLICTED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CONSULS AND IN EMINENT COMMAND LET US THEN LOOK UPON OURSELVES AS LIVING NOT ONLY IN A BARE HAPPINESS BUT SPLENDOR AND THAT WE DO NOT BEG OUR BREAD AND ARE NOT FORCED TO SUBSIST BY CARRYING OFF BURDENS OR BY FLATTERY BUT SUCH IS OUR FOLLY THAT WE ACCUSTOM OURSELVES RATHER TO LIVE FOR OTHER MEN'S SAKES THAN OUR OWN AND OUR DISPOSITIONS ARE SO PRONE TO UPRIDINGS AND TO BE TAINTED WITH ENVY THAT THE GRIEF WE CONCEIVE AT OTHERS PROSPERITY LESSENS THE JOY WE OUGHT TO TAKE IN OUR OWN BUT TO CURE THEE OF THIS EXTRAVAGANT EMULATION LOOK NOT UPON THE OUTSIDE OF THESE APPLAUDED MEN WHICH IS SO GAY AND BRILLIANT BUT DRAW THE GAUDY CURTAIN AND CARRY THY EYES INWARD AND THOU SHALT FIND MOST GNAWING DISQUIETS TO BE DISSEMBLED UNDER THESE FALSE APPEARANCES
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