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And this likewise is a great promoter of the tranquillity of the mind, if, amongst those ill suc  cesses which carry a dismal appearance, we look upon other events which have a more beautiful aspect, and so blend them together that we may overcome the bad by the mixture of the good. AND THIS LIKEWISE IS A GREAT PROMOTER OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF MIND IF AMONGST THOSE ILL SUCCESSES WHICH CARRY A DISMAL APPEARANCE WE LOOK UPON OTHER EVENTS WHICH HAVE A MORE BEAUTIFUL ASPECT AND SO BLEND THEM TOGETHER THAT WE MAY OVERCOME THE BAD BY THE MIXTURE OF THE GOOD
s as from love of ourselves. AVe should not have our passions moved at every provocation, nor let our desires grow exorbitant beyond what is just ; for these little aversions of our temper engender suspicions, and infuse moroseness into us, which makes us surly to those who precluded the way to our ambition, or who made us fall into those disastrous events we would willingly have shunned. But he that hath a smoothness in his nature VOL. I. 10 14:6 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. and a talent of moderation can transact and converse with mankind easily and with mildness. 8. Let us recapitulate therefore what we have said. When we are in a fever, every thing that we taste is not only unsavory but bitter ; but when we see others relish it without any disgust, we do not then lay the blame either upon the meat or drink, but conclude that only ourselves and the disease are in fault. In like manner we shall cease to bear things impatiently, if we see others enjoy them with alacrity and humor. ING THEIR FAILINGS MAY PROCEED NOT SO MUCH FROM A HATRED OF THEIR VICES AS FROM LOVE OF OURSELVES WE SHOULD NOT HAVE OUR PASSIONS MOVED AT EVERY PROVOCATION NOR LET OUR DESIRES GROW EXORBITANT BEYOND WHAT IS JUST FOR THESE LITTLE AVERSIONS OF OUR TEMPER ENGENDER SUSPICIONS AND INFUSE MOROSENESS INTO US WHICH MAKES US SURLY TO THOSE WHO PRECLUDED THE WAY TO OUR AMBITION OR WHO MADE US FALL INTO THOSE DISASTROUS EVENTS WE WOULD HAVE WILLINGLY SHUNNED BUT HE THAT HATH A SMOOTHNESS IN HIS NATURE AND A TALENT OF MODERATION CAN TRANSACT AND CONVERSE WITH MANKIND EASILY AND WITH MILDNESS LET US RECAPITULATE THEREFORE WHAT WE HAVE SAID WHEN WE ARE IN A FEVER EVERYTHING THAT WE TASTE IS NOT ONLY UNSAVOURY BUT BITTER BUT WHEN WE SEE OTHERS RELISH IT WITHOUT ANY DISGUST WE DO NOT THEN LAY THE BLAME EITHER UPON THE MEAT OR DRINK BUT CONCLUDE THAT ONLY OURSELVES AND THE DISEASE ARE IN FAULT IN LIKE MANNER WE SHALL CEASE TO BEAR THINGS IMPATIENTLY IF WE SEE OTHERS ENJOY THEM WITH ALACRITY AND HUMOUR
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