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163 must then furl in his sails and pass by it, as Asclepiadcs expresseth it ; but if the Λvaves grow turbulent and the sea rougher, the port is at hand, and he may leave this body, as he would a leaky vessel, and swim ashore. MUST THEN FURL IN HIS SAILS AND PASS BY IT AS ESCLOPITES EXPRESSETH IT BUT IF THE WAVES GROW TURBULENT AND THE SEA ROUGHER THE PORT IS AT HAND AND HE MAY LEAVE HIS BODY AS HE WOULD A LEAGUE VESSEL AND SWIM ASHORE
 coward ; she cannot cast envy upon a gen- erous temper, or destroy any of those habits of tlie mind Avhich are more useful to us in the conduct of our lives, when they are within the command of our Avills, than the skill of a pilot in a storm. For the pilot cannot mitigate the billows or calm the winds ; he cannot sail into the haven as often as he has occasion, or Avithout fear and trembling abide any danger that may befall him ; but after having used all his efforts, he at last recommits himself to the fury of the storm, pulls down all his sails by the board, whilst the lower mast is within an inch of the abyss, and sits trembling at the approaching ruin. But the affections of the mind in a wise man procure tranquillity even to the body. For he prevents the beginnings of dis- ease by temperance, a spare diet, and moderate exercise ; but if an evil begin more visibly to show itself, as we some- times steer our ship by rocks which lie in the water, he OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND.  T MAKE A GOOD MAN WICKED OR THE BRAVE MAN A MEAN AND DEGENERATE COWARD SHE CANNOT CAST ENVY UPON A GENEROUS TEMPER OR DESTROY ANY OF THOSE HABITS OF THE MIND WHICH ARE MORE USEFUL TO US THAN THE CONDUCT OF OUR LIVES WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN THE COMMAND OF OUR WILLS THAN THE SKILL OF A PILOT IN A STORM FOR THE PILOT CANNOT MITIGATE THE BILLOWS OR CALM THE WINDS HE CANNOT SAIL INTO THE HAVEN AS OFTEN AS HE HAS OCCASION OR WITHOUT FEAR AND TREMBLING ABIDE ANY DANGER THAT MAY BEFALL HIM BUT AFTER HAVING USED ALL HIS EFFORTS HE AT LAST RECOMMITS HIMSELF TO THE FURY OF THE STORM PULLS DOWN ALL HIS SAILS BY THE BOARD WHILST THE LOWER MAST IS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE ABYSS AND SITS TREMBLING AT THE APPROACHING RUIN BUT THE AFFECTATIONS OF THE MIND IN A WISE MAN PROCURE TRANQUILLITY EVEN TO THE BODY FOR HE PREVENTS THE BEGINNINGS OF DISEASE BY TEMPERANCE A SPARE DIET AND MODERATE EXERCISE BUT IF AN EVIL BEGIN MORE VISIBLY TO SHOW ITSELF AS WE SOMETIMES STEER OUR SHIP BY ROCKS WHICH LIE IN THE WATER HE
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