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Show Poverty Called Mainly I\-7ainly I 7ainly MainlyLack \ - MainlyLack I Lackof Lack of Superfluities SuperfluitiesEvery Every man Is rich ric\1 ric 1 \ or poor , accordln according accordingto between his desires desiresand desiresand desiresand to the proportion and enjoyment Of riches as of ot every every- everything everything - thing else . , the hope is more "lorcthaDtuoenjoyment lorcthaDtuoenjoyment " than the theenjoyment theenjoyment consider them themas themas thornas enjoyment ; while wbile we fu future future future used at some as the means me.lD melD . , to be attainment of fe fenetty feIlcity reHetty ture time for the us usfrom usfrom usfrom them secures netty Ilcity , ardor after from weariness of ourselves , but no nosooner nosooner nosooner to enjoy our ac acqulsftlons acquisitions ncqnlsltlons sooner do we sit down qulsftlons quisitions than " we "e e find them insufii insufiicleat lnsu Insuflident I Ic1ent of ot lIfe lIfeNature lifeNature lifeNature the vacuities c1ent cleat to fill fin up when we wewant wewant wewant Nature mikes m'1kes m1kes ' us poor only want necessaries , but cu custom tom gives the thename thename I name of poverty to the want of super superflultles superfluities superunities flultles fluities It Is the great prh priulege prisilege lIege of ofPO ofposeity ofpo\eity ofpo eity to be he behealthy hehealthy hehealthy unenvied unenned . , PO\ PO POCI poseity \ CI ty to be happv happy healthy \ ulthout ssithout Ithout physic , secure withouta witbouta witbout without a guard , . and to obtain from the boun bounty bounty bounty "hat hat shat hat the great and andssealtiiy andftealtliy ty of nnture nature s " bv by bvthe bythe bvthe to procure ssealtiiy \ ealthy are compelled the help of art . Adversity has ever everbeen everbeen everbeen been con considered l ercd as the state In wlllcha wItlcha whicha wItlch which a man most easily becomes acquainted acquaintedwitl acquaintedttlth . himself hlmsplf particularly being tree free treefrom freefrom freefrom witl \ It } > , . from 111 11'ittercrs 11ittercrs lhtterers ' tterers PI Piospenty Piosperity osperl ty Is too apt aptto aptto aptto to prevent pre\ent pre ent \ us from examining e\.amlnlng e.amlnlng e .amlnlng amlnlng ' \ . our con conduct conduct conduct duct , hut but ns as adversity leads us to think thinkproperly thinkproperly thinkproperly most bene bene- beneficlnl beneficial beneficial - - properly of our state . , It Is Ie : ; ficial ficlnl to usSamuel us-Samuel us Samuel us -Samuel Samuel - Samuel Jchnson Jehnson J hncon : |