27th October 2009, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Orlando,FL
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Avoid grief
Avoid grief
It is both beneficial and wise to steer clear of troubles. Prudence will save you from many : it is the Lucina of good fortune and content. Don't give others hateful news unless there is a remedy, and be even more careful not to receive it. Some people's hearing is spoiled by the sweetness of flattery, others' by hearing bitter gossip, and there are people who cannot live without a daily dose of unpleasantness, like Mithridates with his poison. Nor can you keep well by inflicting lifelong grief on yourself in order to please someone else, even if he is close to you. Never sin against your own happiness in order to please the person who counsels you and has nothing at stake in the matter. When giving pleasure to another involves giving grief to yourself, remember this lesson : better for the other person to feel grief now than for you to feel it later, and with no hope.
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