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'Tis malice that exasperates thy mind. But why, my friend, art thou so acute to discern even thy own misfortunes, and so industrious to renew them and set them in thy sight, that they may be the more con  spicuous, Λνΐιϋο thou never turnest thy consideration to those good things which are present with thee and thou dost enjoy 1 But as cupping glasses draw the impurest blood out of the body, so thou dost extract the quintessence of infelicity to afflict thyself. TIS MALICE THAT EXASPERATES THY MIND BUT WHY MY FRIEND ART THOU SO ACUTE TO DISCERN EVEN THY OWN MISFORTUNES AND SO INDUSTRIOUS TO RENEW THEM AND SET THEM IN THY SIGHT THAT THEY MAY BE THE MORE CONSPICUOUS WHILE THOU NEVER TURNEST THY CONSIDERATIONS TO THESE GOOD THINGS WHICH ARE PRESENT WITH THEE AND THOU DOST ENJOY BUT AS CUPPING GLASSES DRAW THE IMPUREST BLOOD OUT OF THE BODY SO THOU DOST EXTRACT THE QUINTESSENCE OF INFLICITY TO AFFLICT THYSELF
lame either upon the meat or drink, but conclude that only ourselves and the disease are in fault. In like manner we shall cease to bear things impatiently, if we see others enjoy them with alacrity and humor. And this likewise is a great promoter of the tranquillity of the mind, if, amongst those ill suc- cesses which carry a dismal appearance, we look upon other events which have a more beautiful aspect, and so blend them together that we may overcome the bad by the mixture of the good. But although, when our eyes are dazzled with too intense a splendor, we refresh our sight by viewing something that is green and florid, yet we fix the optics of our minds upon doleful objects, and compel them to dwell upon the recital of our miseries, plucking them perforce, as it were, from the consideration of what is better. And here we may insert that which was said to a pragmatical fellow, handsomely enough : — Wh}' so quick sighted others' faults to find, But to thy own so partially art blind ?  DISGUST WE DO NOT THEN LAY THE BLAME EITHER UPON THE MEAT OR DRINK BUT CONCLUDE THAT ONLY OURSELVES AND THE DISEASE ARE IN FAULT IN LIKE MANNER WE SHALL CEASE TO BEAR THINGS IMPATIENTLY IF WE SEE OTHERS ENJOY THEM WITH ALACRITY AND HUMOUR AND THIS LIKEWISE IS A GREAT PROMOTER OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF MIND IF AMONGST THOSE ILL SUCCESSES WHICH CARRY A DISMAL APPEARANCE WE LOOK UPON OTHER EVENTS WHICH HAVE A MORE BEAUTIFUL ASPECT AND SO BLEND THEM TOGETHER THAT WE MAY OVERCOME THE BAD BY THE MIXTURE OF THE GOOD BUT ALTHOUGH WHEN OUR EYES ARE DAZZLED WITH TOO INTENSE A SPLENDOUR WE REFRESH OUR SIGHT BY VIEWING SOMETHING THAT IS GREEN AND FLORID YET WE FIX THE OPTICS OF OUR MIND UPON DOLEFUL OBJECTS AND COMPEL THEM TO DWELL UPON THE RECITAL OF OUR MISERIES PLUCKING THEM PERFORCE AS IT WERE FROM THE CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IS BETTER AND HERE WE MAY INSERT THAT WHICH WAS SAID TO A PRAGMATICAL FELLOW HANDSOMELY ENOUGH WHY SO QUICKSIGHTED OTHERS FAULTS DEFINED BUT TO THY OWN SO PARTIALLY ART BLIND
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