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For as the strings of a lute or bow, so is the harmony of the world alternately tightened and relaxed by Adcissitude and change ; and in human affairs there is nothing that is unmixed, nothing that is un  allied. FOR AS THE STRINGS OF A LUTER BOW SO IS THE HARMONY OF THE WORLD ALTERNATELY TIGHTENED AND RELAXED BY VICISSITUDE AND CHANGE AND IN HUMAN AFFAIRS THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS UNMIXED NOTHING THAT IS UNALIED
 sensible disturbance is this, that as flies upon a mirror easily slide down the smooth and polished parts of it, but stick to those which are rugged and uneven and fall into its flaws, so men let what is cheerful and pleasant flow from them, and dwell only upon sad melancholy remembrances. Nay, as those of Olynthus carry beetles into a certain place, which from the destruction of them is called their slaughter-house, Λvhere, all passages being stopped against their escape, they are 158 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. killed by the Aveariness of perpetual flying about ; so when men have once fallen upon the memory of their former sorrows, no consolation can take them off from the mourn- ful theme. But as in a landscape we draw the most beautiful colors, so we ought to fill the prospect of our minds with the most agreeable and sprightly images ; that, if we cannot utterly abolish those which are dark and un- pleasant, we may at least obscure them by more gay and lively representations. ENT TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND BUT THAT WHICH IS ITS MORE SENSIBLE DISTURBANCE IS THIS THAT AS FLIES UPON A MIRROR EASILY SLIDE DOWN THE SMOOTH AND POLISHED PARTS OF IT BUT STICK TO THOSE WHICH ARE RUGGED AND UNEVEN THAN FALL INTO HIS FLAWS SO MEN LET WHAT IS CHEERFUL AND PLEASANT FLOW FROM THEM AND DWELL ONLY UPON SAD MELANCHOLY REMEMBRANCES NAY AS THOSE OF OLYMPUS CARRY BEETLES INTO A CERTAIN PLACE WHICH FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF THEM IS CALLED THEIR SLAUGHTER HOUSE WHERE ALL PASSAGES BEING STOPPED AGAINST THEIR ESCAPE THEY ARE KILLED BY THE WEARINESS OF PERPETUAL FLYING ABOUT SO WHEN MEN HAVE ONCE FALLEN UPON THE MEMORY OF THEIR FORMER SORROWS NO CONSOLATION CAN TAKE THEM OFF FROM THE MOURNFUL THEME BUT AS IN A LANDSCAPE WE DRAW THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COLORS SO WE OUGHT TO FILL THE PROSPECTS OF OUR MINDS WITH THE MOST AGREEABLE AND SPRIGHTLY IMAGES THAT IF WE CANNOT UTTERLY ABOLISH THOSE WHICH ARE DARK AND UNPLEASANT WE MAY AT LEAST OBSCURE THEM BY MORE GAY AND LIVELY REPRESENTATIONS
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