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For, even in matters of private man  agement, thou dost not always employ men of wit and address, which are the most proper for such an execution, but sometimes those of rough and crooked dispositions ; OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. 145 and to animadvert upon them for every peccadillo thou must not think belongs to thee, nor is it easy in the per  formance. FOR EVEN IN MATTERS OF PRIVATE MANAGEMENT THOU DOST NOT ALWAYS EMPLOY MEN OF WIT AND ADDRESS WHICH ARE THE MOST PROPER FOR SUCH AN EXECUTION BUT SOMETIMES THOSE OF ROUGH AND CROOKED DISPOSITIONS AND TO ANIMATE VERT UPON THEM FOR EVERY PICCADILLO THOU MUST NOT THINK BELONGS TO THEE NOR IS IT EASY IN THE PERFORMANCE
se unlucky traverses misfortunes to them who are thus disappointed ] Thus by a pleasant and philosophical reasoning he turned the dis- course, and showed the Cynic that his calumny was idle and he barked in vain. 7. But there are some whom not only the evil dispositions of their friends and domestics, but those of their enemies, give disturbance to. For a proneness to speak evil of another, anger, envy, ill-nature, a jealous and perverse temper, are the pests of those who are infected Avith them. And these serve only to trouble and exasperate fools, like the brawls of scolding neighbors, the peevishness of our acquaintance, and the iniquity or want of qualifications in those who administer the government. But thou seemest to me to be especially concerned with affairs of this nature ; for, like the physicians mentioned by Sophocles, — Who bitter clioler cleanse and scour With drugs as bitter and as sour, — thou dost let other men's enormities sour thy blood ; which is highly irrational.  WITH THIS QUESTION AND ARE NOT THESE UNLUCKY TRAVERSES MISFORTUNES TO THEM WHO ARE THUS DISAPPOINTED THUS BY A PLEASANT AND PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING HE TURNED THE DISCOURSE AND SHOWED THE CYNIC THAT HIS CALUMNY WAS IDLE AND HE BARKED IN VAIN BUT THERE ARE SOME WHOM NOT ONLY THE EVIL DISPOSITIONS OF THEIR FRIENDS AND DOMESTICS BUT THOSE OF THEIR ENEMIES GIVE DISTURBANCE TO FOR A PRONENESS TO SPEAK EVIL OF ANOTHER ANGER ENVY ILL NATURE A JEALOUS AND PERVERSE TEMPER ARE THE PESTS OF THOSE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH THEM AND THESE SERVE ONLY TO TROUBLE AND EXASPERATE FOOLS LIKE THE BRAWLS OF SCOLDING NEIGHBOURS THE PEEVISHNESS OF OUR ACQUAINTANCE AND THE INIQUITY OR WANT OF QUALIFICATIONS IN THOSE WHO ADMINISTER THE GOVERNMENT BUT THOU SEEMEST TO ME TO BE ESPECIALLY CONCERNED WITH AFFAIRS OF THIS NATURE FOR LIKE THE PHYSICIANS MENTIONED BY SOPHOCLES WHO BITTER COLLAR CLEANSE AND SCOUR WITH DRUGS AS BITTER AND AS SOUR THOU DOST LET OTHER MEN'S ENORMITIES SOUR THY BLOOD WHICH IS HIGHLY IRRATIONAL
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