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But as those who are chilled with an ague or that burn with a fever feel acuter griefs than those who are scorched with the sun or frozen up with the severity of the Aveather, so those things which are casual and fortuitous give us the least disturbance, because they are external accidents. BUT AS THOSE WHO ARE CHILLED WITH AN AG OR THAT BURN WITH A FEVER FEEL ACUTTER GRIEFS THAN THOSE WHO ARE SCORCHED WITH THE SUN ARE FROZEN UP WITH THE SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER SO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE CASUAL AND FORTUITOUS GIVE US THE LEAST DISTURBANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE EXTERNAL ACCIDENTS
 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. 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. UR 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 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
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