...us off from the falfe eftimates of other mens happinefles. And truly While we date our comparifons fo unequally, they are as mifchievous as the common...proverb fpeaks them odious : but if we would begin af the right end , and look with as much compaflion on the adverfities of our brethren, as we do with...

...no greater Unhappineis than the fond Admiration of other Mens Enjoyments, and Contempt of our own : But if we would begin at the right End, and look with as much Companion on the Adverfities of others, as we do with Envy at their Profperities, every Man would find Caufe to fit down contentedly...

...interruptions, ia always the surer. The way to make future calamities easy- to us, is to make them familiar. If we would begin at the right end, and look with as much compassion on the adversities of some, as we do with envy at the prosperities of others, every man...

...truly, while we state our comparisons so unequally, they are as mischievous as the common proverb speaks them odious ; but if we would begin at the right end, and look with as much compassion on the adversities of our brethren as we do with envy on their prosperities, every man would...

...afflictions which can possibly befal us. The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune. If we would begin at the right end, and look with as much compassion on the adversities of some, as we do with envy at the prosperities of others, every man...