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Otherwise, as dogs bark at all persons indif  ferently, so, if thou persecutest everybody that offends thee, thou wilt bring the matter to this pass by thy impru  dence, that all things will ίΙοΛν down into this imbecility of thy mind, as a place void and capable of receiving them, and at last thou wilt be filled Avith nothing but other men's miscarriages. OTHERWISE AS DOGS BARK AT ALL PERSONS INDIFFERENTLY SO IF THOU PERSECUTEST EVERYBODY THAT OFFENDS THEE THOU WILT BRING THE MATTER TO THIS PASS BY THY IMPRUDENCE THAT ALL THINGS WILL FLOW DOWN INTO THE IMBECILITY OF THY MIND AS A PLACE VOID AND CAPABLE OF RECEIVING THEM AND AT LAST THOU WILT BE FILLED WITH NOTHING BUT OTHER MEN'S MISCARRIAGES
t 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. 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. But if thou makest that use of them, as chi- rurgeons do of forceps to pull out teeth or ligatures to bind Avounds, and so appear cheerful ' whatever falls out, the satisfaction of thy mind will delight thee more than the concern at other men's pravity and malicious humor will disturb thee. NG 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 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 BUT IF THOU MAKEST THAT USE OF THEM AS SURGEONS DO A FORCEPS TO PULL OUT TEETH OR LIGATURES TO BIND WOUNDS AND SO APPEAR CHEERFUL WHATEVER FALLS OUT THE SATISFACTION OF THY MIND WILL DELIGHT THEE MORE THAN THE CONCERN AT OTHER MEN'S PRIVITY AND MALICIOUS HUMOUR WILL DISTURB THEE
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