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so_o low_a so_o poor_a a_o recompense_n or_o who_o will_v engage_v his_o affection_n upon_o what_o so_o many_o casualty_n may_v and_o daily_o do_v conspire_v against_o and_o what_o they_o must_v at_o length_n destroy_v and_o rob_v he_o of_o so_o vain_a be_v it_o to_o fix_v one_o happiness_n or_o once_o desire_v in_o the_o live_v of_o our_o tender_a friend_n for_o instance_n or_o to_o delude_v one_o self_n with_o vain_a hope_n and_o fond_a wish_n of_o their_o live_n always_o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n they_o be_v mortal_a and_o must_v submit_v to_o the_o same_o fatal_a necessity_n with_o every_o thing_n else_o that_o be_v so_o which_o be_v to_o depart_v without_o delay_n or_o mercy_n whenever_o death_n summon_v they_o away_o so_o again_o if_o a_o man_n wish_v that_o his_o servant_n may_v be_v virtuous_a nay_o even_o a_o honest_a and_o better_a man_n than_o himself_o as_o many_o of_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o do_v sometime_o when_o provoke_v by_o the_o knavery_n of_o servant_n this_o 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it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o gratify_v my_o wish_n or_o to_o inflict_v my_o fear_n to_o give_v what_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v or_o to_o take_v from_o i_o what_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o part_v with_o the_o only_a way_n then_o to_o preserve_v one_o liberty_n be_v to_o restrain_v one_o own_v passion_n and_o to_o have_v neither_o desire_n nor_o aversion_n for_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o power_n of_o other_o for_o he_o that_o do_v not_o so_o be_v sure_o to_o be_v a_o slave_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v comment_fw-fr here_o again_o we_o meet_v with_o another_o severe_a reflection_n upon_o the_o world_n and_o a_o just_a censure_n of_o those_o who_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o the_o love_n and_o the_o care_n of_o it_o for_o by_o this_o mean_n we_o do_v not_o only_o betray_v our_o mind_n to_o
he_o be_v to_o appear_v in_o and_o the_o other_o do_v not_o so_o the_o beggar_n behave_v himself_o as_o a_o beggar_n shall_v do_v and_o the_o king_n sink_v beneath_o the_o grandeur_n of_o his_o post_n and_o this_o behaviour_n be_v the_o proper_a business_n of_o the_o actor_n themselves_o though_o the_o choose_n whether_o they_o shall_v personate_v a_o king_n or_o a_o beggar_n be_v not_o just_o thus_o we_o find_v in_o this_o vast_a theatre_n of_o the_o world_n how_o many_o emperor_n and_o wealthy_a and_o strong_a lusty_a man_n have_v spoil_v their_o part_n while_o the_o poor_a the_o lame_a the_o slave_n the_o despise_a epictetus_n perform_v his_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o great_a master_n and_o to_o the_o wonder_n of_o all_o the_o spectator_n for_o though_o his_o part_n have_v less_o of_o pomp_n and_o show_n than_o they_o yet_o he_o study_v the_o character_n thorough_o and_o keep_v it_o up_o to_o the_o very_a last_o and_o answer_v the_o design_n and_o direction_n of_o the_o poet_n that_o destine_v he_o to_o it_o this_o be_v his_o proper_a business_n and_o therefore_o this_o commendation_n be_v due_a to_o he_o for_o it_o for_o as_o no_o man_n happiness_n or_o misery_n can_v consist_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o fall_v within_o his_o own_o choice_n so_o neither_o will_v any_o wise_a man_n allow_v that_o either_o praise_n or_o commendation_n honour_n or_o infamy_n belong_v proper_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v not_o the_o part_n but_o the_o manner_n of_o act_v it_o that_o every_o man_n distinguish_v himself_o by_o chap._n xxiv_o when_o the_o raven_n croak_v or_o any_o other_o ominous_a thing_n happen_v let_v not_o any_o superstitious_a fancy_n disturb_v or_o affright_v you_o but_o haâ—â—_n immediate_a recourse_n to_o this_o distinction_n 〈◊〉_d the_o quiet_v your_o fear_n that_o nothing_o of_o this_o kind_n can_v bode_v ill_a to_o you_o to_o your_o body_n or_o your_o estate_n or_o your_o reputation_n or_o your_o wife_n or_o 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account_n since_o a_o man_n happiness_n or_o his_o wretchedness_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o any_o outward_a prosperous_a or_o adverse_a event_n but_o pure_o in_o the_o use_n of_o his_o own_o freewill_n and_o the_o practice_n or_o neglect_v of_o what_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v make_v entire_o the_o object_n of_o his_o own_o choice_n and_o power_n here_o he_o add_v that_o if_o any_o inauspicious_a bird_n or_o other_o omen_n seem_v to_o foretell_v mischief_n and_o ill-luck_n this_o ought_v not_o to_o terrify_v or_o discompose_v we_o but_o though_o we_o shall_v suppose_v they_o to_o carry_v any_o ill_a portent_n to_o our_o body_n or_o our_o fortune_n yet_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o these_o and_o ourselves_o and_o consider_v that_o our_o own_o happiness_n and_o misery_n depend_v upon_o our_o own_o disposal_n and_o can_v come_v from_o nothing_o but_o ourselves_o do_v but_o resolve_v then_o not_o to_o make_v yourself_o unhappy_a and_o all_o the_o most_o direful_a signification_n of_o misfortune_n and_o all_o the_o misfortune_n consequent_a to_o those_o signification_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o your_o body_n it_o be_v true_a may_v be_v sick_a or_o dye_v your_o reputation_n may_v be_v blast_v your_o estate_n destroy_v or_o waste_v your_o wife_n or_o child_n take_v from_o you_o but_o still_o all_o this_o do_v not_o reach_v yourself_o that_o be_v your_o reason_v mind_n this_o can_v never_o be_v miserable_a nay_o it_o must_v and_o will_v be_v happy_a in_o despite_n of_o all_o these_o ill-bodings_a except_o you_o consent_n to_o your_o own_o wretchedness_n for_o all_o your_o good_a and_o evil_a depend_v whole_o upon_o yourself_o nay_o which_o be_v more_o and_o the_o great_a security_n imaginable_a these_o very_a misfortune_n shall_v conspire_v to_o render_v you_o yet_o more_o happy_a for_o out_o of_o this_o bitter_a you_o may_v gather_v sweetness_n and_o convert_v what_o be_v general_o mistake_v for_o misery_n to_o your_o own_o mighty_a benefit_n 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distant_a relation_n to_o you_o chap._n xxv_o it_o be_v in_o your_o power_n always_o to_o come_v off_o conqueror_n provide_v you_o will_v never_o engage_v in_o any_o combat_n but_o such_o who_o success_n will_v be_v determine_v by_o your_o own_o choice_n comment_fw-fr he_o have_v say_v just_a before_o that_o no_o ominous_a prediction_n bode_v any_o ill_n to_o man_n except_o they_o bring_v the_o evil_a upon_o themselves_o because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o one_o not_o to_o be_v miserable_a and_o this_o chapter_n i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o far_a prosecution_n of_o that_o argument_n and_o add_v by_o way_n of_o proof_n and_o confirmation_n to_o the_o former_a for_o it_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n never_o to_o enter_v the_o list_n with_o any_o external_n accident_n that_o be_v so_o to_o restrain_v our_o desire_n and_o aversion_n as_o not_o to_o concern_v ourselves_o with_o they_o for_o if_o we_o stake_v our_o happiness_n upon_o the_o success_n of_o such_o a_o encounter_n 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it_o depend_v upon_o one_o own_o choice_n whether_o any_o evil_a shall_v happen_v to_o he_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n too_o whether_o any_o omen_n or_o prediction_n shall_v portend_v ill_o to_o he_o so_o that_o epictetus_n have_v reason_n when_o he_o pronounce_v so_o peremptory_o that_o no_o inauspicious_a event_n be_v signify_v to_o any_o man_n unless_o himself_o conspire_v to_o make_v they_o so_o that_o be_v unless_o he_o engage_v in_o such_o dispute_n as_o he_o be_v not_o qualify_v for_o and_o where_o the_o victory_n be_v doubtful_a at_o least_o if_o not_o sure_a to_o go_v against_o he_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o every_o one_o who_o overlook_v his_o own_o mind_n and_o place_n his_o happiness_n and_o unhappiness_n in_o the_o event_n of_o fortune_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n xxvi_o take_v heed_n when_o you_o see_v
any_o person_n advance_v to_o a_o eminent_a station_n of_o honour_n or_o power_n or_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o prosperity_n that_o you_o be_v not_o present_o surprise_v with_o a_o false_a idea_n of_o his_o condition_n and_o rash_o pronounce_v he_o happy_a for_o if_o all_o the_o happiness_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o our_o mind_n depend_v upon_o thing_n within_o our_o own_o power_n there_o can_v be_v no_o room_n for_o envy_n or_o emulation_n and_o you_o yourself_o when_o you_o consider_v do_v not_o desire_v to_o be_v a_o general_n or_o a_o senator_n or_o a_o consul_n but_o to_o be_v free_a and_o easy_a now_o the_o only_a way_n to_o be_v so_o be_v to_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v out_o of_o your_o own_o power_n comment_fw-fr the_o only_a method_n of_o insure_v a_o conquest_n upon_o all_o encounter_n the_o last_o chapter_n tell_v we_o be_v never_o to_o engage_v with_o what_o be_v out_o of_o our_o own_o power_n but_o because_o we_o be_v exceed_o apt_a to_o 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manifest_a that_o these_o seem_o happy_a man_n be_v not_o in_o reality_n such_o nor_o have_v they_o by_o this_o advancement_n attain_v to_o any_o degree_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a and_o true_a happiness_n of_o humane_a nature_n what_o occasion_n then_o can_v all_o these_o flatter_a appearance_n give_v for_o envy_n or_o emulation_n for_o envy_n be_v proper_o the_o repine_n at_o another_o happiness_n and_o emulation_n be_v a_o impatient_a desire_n of_o raise_v ourselves_o up_o to_o a_o equality_n with_o other_o that_o exceed_v we_o in_o something_o which_o we_o take_v for_o happiness_n now_o the_o original_a cause_n of_o these_o passion_n be_v root_v in_o our_o nature_n and_o constitution_n which_o determine_v we_o to_o thirst_v after_o honour_n and_o esteem_v and_o be_v uneasy_a when_o we_o come_v behind_o any_o of_o our_o equal_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n of_o mean_a soul_n and_o vulgar_a attainment_n and_o such_o as_o despair_v of_o advance_v themselves_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o own_o worth_n endeavour_v to_o undermine_v and_o detract_v from_o other_o of_o better_a desert_n that_o so_o they_o may_v rise_v upon_o their_o ruin_n and_o to_o such_o ungenerous_a temper_n no_o consideration_n be_v so_o afflict_v as_o the_o good_a success_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o in_o this_o vile_a disposition_n the_o very_a essence_n of_o envy_n consist_v for_o envy_n steal_v in_o upon_o the_o prosperous_a or_o those_o that_o be_v esteem_v so_o but_o especial_o if_o those_o person_n be_v upon_o the_o same_o level_n with_o ourselves_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o birth_n or_o fortune_n or_o profession_n or_o other_o accomplishment_n for_o person_n either_o very_o much_o above_o or_o very_o much_o below_o ourselves_o be_v not_o the_o object_n of_o our_o envy_n because_o these_o be_v not_o a_o match_n for_o we_o but_o the_o one_o sort_n excite_v our_o admiration_n and_o the_o other_o provoke_v our_o contempt_n but_o where_o nature_n have_v 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advantage_n of_o fortune_n and_o the_o world_n be_v the_o prize_n we_o contend_v for_o since_o therefore_o good_a be_v the_o proper_a object_n of_o envy_n and_o emulation_n and_o reference_n in_o honour_n or_o power_n or_o reputation_n be_v only_o mistake_v for_o such_o by_o the_o vulgar_a but_o can_v real_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n because_o none_o of_o these_o fall_n within_o our_o own_o choice_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o in_o man_n who_o examine_v matter_n nice_o there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o passion_n as_o envy_n or_o emulation_n excite_v upon_o any_o of_o these_o account_n and_o consequent_o these_o be_v resentment_n most_o unbecoming_a a_o man_n that_o make_v wisdom_n and_o virtue_n his_o study_n because_o they_o plain_o argue_v that_o while_o he_o account_v such_o person_n worthy_a of_o his_o envy_n or_o emulation_n he_o do_v likewise_o expect_v to_o find_v his_o happiness_n in_o these_o advantage_n which_o they_o enjoy_v and_o this_o contradict_v the_o very_a first_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n and_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o character_n he_o pretend_v to_o for_o the_o thing_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v first_o in_o his_o desire_n be_v liberty_n the_o break_v those_o chain_n his_o passion_n have_v bind_v he_o in_o and_o get_v loose_a from_o all_o the_o encumbrance_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o only_a way_n to_o deliver_v himself_o from_o this_o bondage_n be_v to_o slight_a and_o disdain_v the_o world_n and_o assert_v his_o native_a freedom_n from_o all_o those_o external_n accident_n those_o rival_n in_o his_o affection_n that_o subdue_v and_o enslave_v his_o mind_n for_o these_o only_o have_v the_o power_n to_o vanquish_v and_o captivate_v he_o by_o disappoint_v his_o hope_n and_o expectation_n and_o oppress_v he_o with_o the_o calamity_n he_o fear_v upon_o these_o it_o be_v that_o our_o brutish_a inclination_n let_v themselves_o lose_v and_o from_o hence_o come_v all_o that_o remorseless_a tyranny_n which_o they_o usurp_v and_o so_o arbitrary_o exercise_v over_o we_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o be_v the_o most_o effectual_a method_n of_o reduce_v all_o into_o order_n again_o for_o by_o a_o brave_a and_o just_a scorn_n of_o these_o outward_a object_n we_o weaken_v the_o desire_n that_o lead_v to_o they_o and_o when_o once_o those_o succour_n be_v intercept_v and_o cut_v off_o these_o can_v stand_v alone_o but_o fall_v in_o of_o course_n and_o submit_v themselves_o to_o reason_n chap._n xxvii_o remember_v that_o when_o any_o man_n revile_v or_o strike_v you_o it_o be_v not_o the_o tongue_n that_o give_v you_o the_o opprobrious_a language_n or_o the_o hand_n that_o deal_v the_o blow_n that_o injure_v or_o affront_v you_o but_o it_o be_v your_o own_o resentment_n of_o it_o as_o a_o injury_n or_o affront_n that_o make_v it_o such_o to_o you_o when_o therefore_o you_o be_v provoke_v this_o be_v owe_v entire_o to_o your_o own_o apprehension_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o especial_o guard_v yourself_o 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that_o be_v either_o for_o other_o good_a success_n if_o it_o be_v good_a or_o for_o his_o own_o escape_n if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o and_o thus_o all_o angry_a resentment_n be_v take_v off_o in_o point_n of_o interest_n and_o advantage_n for_o though_o we_o allow_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v what_o conduce_v to_o our_o happiness_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o much_o great_a happiness_n to_o aspire_v after_o a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o divine_a perfection_n which_o the_o miss_n of_o they_o gives_z man_n a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v and_o if_o they_o rather_o tend_v to_o make_v we_o miserable_a than_o the_o be_v without_o they_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o a_o want_n as_o a_o deliverance_n after_o this_o he_o proceed_v to_o two_o other_o topic_n the_o possibility_n of_o obtain_v they_o and_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o expect_v they_o from_o the_o former_a of_o these_o he_o argue_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o one_o who_o never_o make_v his_o court_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o 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too_o it_o argue_v a_o man_n greedy_a and_o insatiable_a when_o he_o expect_v his_o meal_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o pay_v his_o ordinary_a it_o be_v desire_v to_o invade_v another_o right_n and_o engross_v to_o yourself_o what_o he_o have_v already_o buy_v and_o pay_v for_o for_o though_o he_o leave_v no_o money_n under_o his_o plate_n yet_o he_o give_v that_o purchase_n which_o you_o will_v have_v think_v much_o too_o dear_a and_o consequent_o as_o he_o show_v by_o that_o instance_n of_o the_o lettuce_n you_o that_o go_v without_o the_o dinner_n have_v as_o good_a a_o bargain_n at_o least_o as_o he_o that_o be_v admit_v to_o it_o he_o have_v the_o variety_n indeed_o but_o than_o you_o have_v your_o liberty_n you_o do_v not_o enslave_v yourself_o so_o far_o as_o to_o laugh_v at_o his_o dull_a jest_n nor_o to_o commend_v what_o your_o better_a sense_n can_v not_o like_v nor_o to_o bear_v the_o affect_a coldness_n of_o his_o welcome_n nor_o the_o tedious_a attendance_n in_o a_o antichamber_n in_o short_a you_o be_v not_o the_o subject_a of_o his_o haughty_a negligence_n and_o stiff_a formality_n nor_o the_o jest_n of_o his_o saucy_a servant_n all_o this_o you_o must_v have_v be_v content_a with_o to_o have_v dine_v with_o his_o greatness_n if_o you_o expect_v it_o upon_o easy_a term_n you_o be_v mistake_v for_o it_o will_v come_v no_o cheap_a and_o if_o you_o expect_v it_o without_o pay_v as_o other_o do_v it_o argue_v you_o greedy_a and_o a_o unfair_a chapman_n and_o this_o character_n be_v not_o consistent_a with_o that_o of_o a_o good_a man_n so_o that_o you_o must_v change_v your_o temper_n and_o be_v more_o moderate_a in_o your_o expectance_n of_o this_o kind_n chap._n xxxiii_o chapter_n xxxiii_o the_o condition_n of_o nature_n and_o our_o
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