Allthings，saysanoldadage，aretobehopedforbyamanwhilsthelives;ay，but，repliesSeneca，whyshouldthisratherbealwaysrunninginaman’sheadthatfortunecandoallthingsforthelivingman，thanthis，thatfortunehasnopoweroverhimthatknowshowtodie？
Josephus，whenengagedinsonearandapparentdanger，awholepeoplebeingviolentlybentagainsthim，thattherewasnovisiblemeansofescape，nevertheless，being，ashehimselfsays，inthisextremitycounselledbyoneofhisfriendstodespatchhimself，itwaswellforhimthatheyetmaintainedhimselfinhope，forfortunedivertedtheaccidentbeyondallhumanexpectation，sothathesawhimselfdeliveredwithoutanymannerofinconvenience。WhereasBrutusandCassius，onthecontrary，threwawaytheremainsoftheRomanliberty，ofwhichtheywerethesoleprotectors，bytheprecipitationandtemeritywherewiththeykilledthemselvesbeforetheduetimeandajustoccasion。Monsieurd’Anguien，atthebattleofSerisolles，twiceattemptedtorunhimselfthrough，despairingofthefortuneoftheday，whichwentindeedveryuntowardlyonthatsideofthefieldwherehewasengaged，andbythatprecipitationwasveryneardeprivinghimselfoftheenjoymentofsobraveavictory。Ihaveseenahundredharesescapeoutoftheveryteethofthegreyhounds:
\"Aliquiscarnificisuosuperstesfuit。\"
[\"Somehavesurvivedtheirexecutioners。\"——Seneca，Ep。，13。]
\"Multadies，variusquelabormutabilisneviRettulitinmelius;multosalternarevisensLusit，etinsolidorursusfortunalocavit。\"