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and a talent of moderation can transact and converse with mankind easily and with mildness. 8. Let us recapitulate therefore what we have said. AND A TALENT OF MODERATION CAN TRANSACT AND CONVERSE WITH MANKIND EASILY AND WITH MILDNESS LET US RECAPITULATE THEREFORE WHAT WE HAVE SAID
uneasiness Λvhen the sense of a vice or a disease is upon us, saying that we ought to cure the indisposition without being grieved ; is it not highly consonant to reason, that we should not storm or fret, if those we have to do Avith are not so wise and honest as they should be ? Let us consider the thing truly, my Paccius, lest, whilst we find fault Avith others, we pi'ove partial in our own respect through inadvertency, and lest our censuring their failings may proceed not so much from a hatred of their vices 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.  TH HIM AND IF WHICH IS A THING OF HIGHER MOMENT THEY DISCARD ALL SADNESS AND UNEASINESS WHEN THE SENSE OF A VICE OR A DISEASE IS UPON US SAYING THAT WE OUGHT TO CURE THE INDISPOSITION WITHOUT BEING GRIEVED IS IT NOT HIGHLY CONSONANT TO REASON THAT WE SHOULD NOT STORM OR FRET IF THOSE WE HAVE TO DO WITH ARE NOT SO WISE AND HONEST AS THEY SHOULD BE LET US CONSIDER THE THING TRULY MY POSSEOUS LEST WHILST WE FIND FAULT WITH OTHERS WE PROVE PARTIAL IN OUR RESPECT THROUGH INADVERTENCY AND LEST OUR CENSURING 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 
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