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Now stupefaction is a bad remedy for desperate pain in the body, and verily he would be no better physician for the soul who should order idleness, softness, and neglect of friends, kinsfolk, and country, in order to remove its trouble and grief. NOW STUPEFACTION IS A BAD REMEDY FOR DESPERATE PAIN IN THE BODY AND VERILY HE WOULD BE NO BETTER PHYSICIAN FOR THE SOUL WHO SHOULD ORDER IDLENESS SOFTNESS AND NEGLECT OF FRIENDS KINSFOLK AND COUNTRY IN ORDER TO REMOVE ITS TROUBLE AND GRIEF
ore confidently invoke them, now we have conciliated their favor and made them our friends. So wise men always ruminate upon those arguments which have any efficacy against the troubles of the mind before their calamities happen, that so the remedies being long prepared, they may acquire energy, and Avork with a more powerful operation. For as angry dogs are exasperated by every one's rating them, and are flattered to be quiet only by his voice to which they are accustomed ; so it is not easy to pacify the brutish affec- tions of the soul but by familiar reasons, and such as are used to be administered in such inward distempers. 2. Besides, he that affirmed that whosoever would enjoy tranquillity of mind must disengage himself from all private and public concerns, would make us pay dear for our tranquillity by buying it with idleness ; as if he should prescribe thus to a sick man : — Lie still, poor wretch, and keep thy bed.* * Eurip. Orestes, 258. i;i8 Of THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND.  DEVOTIONS WHEN OUR AFFAIRS ARE PROSPEROUS THAT SO WHEN AN EXIGENCY PRESSETH US WE MAY MORE CONFIDENTLY INVOKE THEM NOW THAT WE HAVE CONCILIATED THEIR FAVOR AND MADE THEM OUR FRIENDS SO WISE MEN ALWAYS RUMINATE UPON THOSE ARGUMENTS WHICH HAVE ANY EFFICACY AGAINST THE TROUBLES OF THE MIND BEFORE THEIR CALAMITIES HAPPEN THAT SO THE REMEDIES BEING LONG PREPARED THEY MAY ACQUIRE ENERGY AND WORK WITH MORE POWERFUL OPERATION FOR AS ANGRY DOGS ARE EXASPERATED BY EVERYONE'S RATING THEM AND ARE FLATTERED TO BE QUIET ONLY BY HIS VOICE TO WHICH THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED SO IT IS NOT EASY TO PACIFY THE BRUTISH AFFECTIONS OF THE SOUL BUT BY FAMILIAR REASONS AND SUCH AS ARE USED TO BE ADMINISTERED IN SUCH INWARD DISTEMPERS BESIDES HE THAT AFFIRMED THAT WHOSOEVER WOULD ENJOY TRANQUILLITY OF MIND MUST DISENGAGE HIMSELF FROM ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONCERNS WOULD MAKE US PAY DEAR FOR OUR TRANQUILLITY BY BUYING IT WITH IDLENESS AS IF HE SHOULD PRESCRIBE THUS TO A SICK MAN LIE STILL POOR WRETCH AND KEEP THY BED
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