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And certainly, that which makes it the more splendid festival is sobriety. AND CERTAINLY THAT WHICH MAKES IT THE MORE SPLENDID FESTIVAL IS SOBRIETY
e just and honest deeds, ecstasies of satisfaction, a brisk energy of spirit which makes a man an enthusiast in his joy, and a tenacious memory sweeter than hope, Avhich (as Pindar saith) with a virgin warmth cherisheth old age, ^ For as censers, even after they are empty, do for a long time after retain their fragrancy, as Carneades expresseth it, so the good actions of a wise man perfume his mind, and leave a rich scent behind them ; so that joy is, as it * Eurip. Orestes, 396. t See II. 1. 335. t See Plato, Repub. I. p. 331 A. 166 OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. were, Λvatered with these essences, and owes its flourishing to them. This makes him pity those Avho not only bewail but accuse human life, as if it were only a region of calamities and a place of banishment appointed for their souls. 20. That saying of Diogenes extremely pleaseth me, who, seeing one sprucing himself up very neatly to go to a great entertainment, asked him whether every day was not a festival to a good man. IS MEANS THE SOUL WILL NOT ONLY BE UNPOLLUTED BUT UNDISTURBED THE FOUNTAIN WILL RUN CLEAR AND UNSULLIED AND THE STREAMS THAT FLOW FROM IT WILL BE JUST AND HONEST DEEDS ECSTASIES OF SATISFACTION A BRISK ENERGY OF SPIRIT WHICH MAKES A MAN AN ENTHUSIAST IN HIS JOY AND A TENACIOUS MEMORY SWEETER THAN HOPE WHICH AS PINDAR SAITH WITH A VIRGIN WARMTH CHERISHETH OLD AGE FOR AS CENSERS EVEN AFTER THEY ARE EMPTY DO FOR A LONG TIME AFTER RETAIN THEIR FRAGRANCE AS CARNEADES EXPRESSETH IT SO THE GOOD ACTIONS OF A WISE MAN PERFUME HIS MIND AND LEAVE A RICH SCENT BEHIND THEM SO THAT JOY IS AS IT WERE WATERED WITH THESE ESSENCES AND OWES FLOURISHING TO THEM THIS MAKES HIM PITY THOSE WHO DO NOT ONLY BEWAIL BUT ACCUSE HUMAN LIFE AS IF IT WERE ONLY A REGION OF CALAMITIES AND A PLACE OF BANISHMENT APPOINTED FOR THEIR SOULS THAT SAYING OF DIOGNIES EXTREMELY PLEASETH ME WHO SEEING ONE SPRUCEING HIMSELF UP VERY NEATLY TO GO TO A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ASKED HIM WHETHER EVERY DAY WAS NOT A FESTIVAL TO A GOOD MAN
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