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           "

           Don’ttemptfate,yousay.

           Bytalkingaboutanaturalevent?Isfatetemptedwhenwespeakofgrainbeingreaped?

           35.Grapes.

           Unripe...ripened...thenraisins.

           Constanttransitions.

           Notthe"not"butthe"notyet."

           36."Notheftsoffreewillreported."—Epictetus.

           37."Weneedtomastertheartofacquiescence.Weneedtopayattentiontoourimpulses,makingsuretheydon’tgounmoderated,thattheybenefitothers,thatthey’reworthyofus.Weneedtosteerclearofdesireinanyformandnottrytoavoidwhat’sbeyondourcontrol."

           38."Thisisnotadebateaboutjustanything,"hesaid,"butaboutsanityitself."

           39.Socrates:Whatdoyouwant,rationalmindsorirrationalones?

           —Rationalones.

           Healthyorsick?

           —Healthy.

           Thenworktoobtainthem.

           —Wealreadyhave.

           Thenwhyallthissquabbling?