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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. 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
e preceded them in oblivion, Avho lose all the notices of former times and let them all be shattered carelessly out of their minds, do every day make themselves void and empty ; and they become utterly dependent on the morrow, as if those things which happened last year and yesterday and the day before were not to affect their cognizance and be occurrences worthy their observation, 15. This is a great impediment 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 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.  HAT HE WAS YESTERDAY SO THOSE WHO BURY ALL THINGS THAT HAVE PRECEDED THEM IN OBLIVION WHO LOSE ALL THE NOTICES OF FORMER TIMES AND LET THEM ALL BE SHATTERED CARELESSLY OUT OF THEIR MINDS DO EVERY DAY MAKE THEMSELVES VOID AND EMPTY AND THEY BECOME UTTERLY DEPENDENT ON THE MORROW AS IF THOSE THINGS WHICH HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND YESTERDAY AND THE DAY BEFORE WERE NOT TO AFFECT THEIR COGNIZANCE AND BE OCCURRENCE AS WORTHY THEIR OBSERVATION THIS IS A GREAT IMPEDIMENT 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 
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