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8. Let us recapitulate therefore what we have said. When we are in a fever, every thing that we taste is not only unsavory but bitter ; but when we see others relish it without any 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. LET US RECAPITULATE THEREFORE WHAT WE HAVE SAID WHEN WE ARE IN A FEVER EVERYTHING THAT WE TASTE IS NOT ONLY UNSAVOURY BUT BITTER BUT WHEN WE SEE OTHERS RELISH IT WITHOUT ANY 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
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. and a talent of moderation can transact and converse with mankind easily and with mildness. EN 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 AND A TALENT OF MODERATION CAN TRANSACT AND CONVERSE WITH MANKIND EASILY AND WITH MILDNESS
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