That which we eat, and either give or receive with the hand,
may be broken into parts ; but peace and freedom of mind
are not to be divided. He that has first cast ofi!^ the empire
of Fortune, needs not fear that of great men ; for they are
out Fortune's hands; nor was any man ever broken by ad
fc'ersity that was not first betrayed by prosperity. " But whai



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si^ifies philosophy," you wjll say, " if there be a fate ; if
we be governed by Fortune, or some overruling power 1
For certainties are unchangeable, and there is no pro\ iding
against uncertaintiea If what I shall do and resolve, be
already determined, what use of philosophy 1" Yes, great
use ; for, taking all this for granted, philosophy instructs
and advises us to obey God, and to follow him willingly ; to
oppose Fortune resolutely, and to bear all accidents.
