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Whereas, on the contrary, the being conscious of having done a Λvickcd action* leaves stings of remorse behind it, which, like an ulcer in the flesh, makes the mind smart Avith perpetual Avounds ; for reason, which chaseth away all other pains, creates repentance, shames the soul with confusion, and punisheth it with torment. WHEREAS ON THE CONTRARY THE BEING CONSCIOUS OF HAVING DONE A WICKED ACTION LEAVES STINGS OF REMORSE BEHIND IT WHICH LIKE AN ULCER IN THE FLESH MAKES THE MIND SMART WITH PERPETUAL WOUNDS FOR REASON WHICH CHASES AWAY ALL OTHER PAINS CREATES REPENTANCE SHAMES THE SOUL WITH CONFUSION AND PUNISHES IT WITH TORMENT
 own reasonings will make out to him in every particular. 19. But many are shocked at this saying of Menan- der, — No man can tell what will himself befall , — in the mean Avhile being monstrously ignorant what a noble expedient this is to disperse our sorrows, to contemplate upon and to be able to look Fortune steadily in the face ; and not to cherish delicate and eff"eminate apprehensions of things, like those bred up in the shade, under false and extravagant hopes which hdxe not strength to resist the first adversity. But to the saying of Menander we may make this just and serious reply: It is true that a man while he lives can never say. This will never befall me ; but he can say this, I will not do this or that ; I Λνϋΐ scorn to lie ; I Avill not be treacherous or do a thing ungenerously ; I Λνΐΐΐ not defraud or circumvent any one. And to do this lies within the sphere of our performance, and conduceth ΟΙ THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 165 extremely to the tranquillity of the mind. EMPTY AND FALSE WHICH APPEAR SO GRIEVOUS AND TERRIBLE TO THE VULGAR AS HIS OWN REASONINGS WILL MAKE OUT TO HIM IN EVERY PARTICULAR BUT MANY ARE SHOCKED AT THIS SAYING OF MENANDER NO MAN CAN TELL WHAT WILL HIMSELF BEFALL IN THE MEANS WHILE BEING MONSTROUSLY IGNORANT WHAT A NOBLE EXPEDIENT THIS IS TO DISPERSE OUR SORROWS TO CONTEMPLATE UPON AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOK FORTUNE STEADILY IN THE FACE AND NOT TO CHERISH DELICATE AND EFFEMINATE APPREHENSIONS OF THINGS LIKE THOSE BRED UP IN THE SHADE UNDER FALSE AND EXTRAVAGANT HOPES WHICH HAVE NOT STRENGTH TO RESIST THE FIRST ADVERSITY BUT TO THE SAYING OF MENANDER WE MAY MAKE THIS JUST AND SERIOUS REPLY IT IS TRUE THAT A MAN WHILE HE LIVES CAN NEVER SAY THIS WILL NEVER BEFALL ME BUT HE CAN SAY THIS I WILL NOT DO THIS OR THAT I WILL SCORN TO LIE I WILL NOT BE TREACHEROUS OR DO A THING UNGENEROUSLY I WILL NOT DEFRAUD OR CIRCUMVENT ANY ONE AND TO DO THIS LIES WITHIN THE SPHERE OF OUR PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCETH EXTREMELY TO THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND
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