The craftsman . THE SIMPLE, LIFE 257 more secure is your future; you are less at the mercy ofsurprises and reverses* Having simple needs, you findit less painful to accustom yourself to the hazards of for-tune. You remain a man, though you lose your officeor your income, because the foundation on which yourlife rests is not your table, your cellar, your horses, yourgoods and chattels, or your money. In adversity youwill not act like a nursling deprived of its bottle and , better armed for the struggle, presenting, likethose with shaven heads, less advantage to the enemy,you will
The craftsman . THE SIMPLE, LIFE 257 more secure is your future; you are less at the mercy ofsurprises and reverses* Having simple needs, you findit less painful to accustom yourself to the hazards of for-tune. You remain a man, though you lose your officeor your income, because the foundation on which yourlife rests is not your table, your cellar, your horses, yourgoods and chattels, or your money. In adversity youwill not act like a nursling deprived of its bottle and , better armed for the struggle, presenting, likethose with shaven heads, less advantage to the enemy,you will also be of more profit to your neighbor. Lessabsorbed in your own comfort, you will find the meansof working for that of theirs.^^ Such is the sentiment of self-restraint and altruism, therefore of true Christianity, whichpervades and perfumes the volume of ** The Simple announces that France has arrived at a parting of theways, and that she is even now entering upon a work ofregeneration in letters, ar
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