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But the affections of the mind in a wise man procure tranquillity even to the body. For he prevents the beginnings of dis  ease by temperance, a spare diet, and moderate exercise ; but if an evil begin more visibly to show itself, as we some  times steer our ship by rocks which lie in the water, he OF THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. BUT THE AFFECTATIONS OF THE MIND IN A WISE MAN PROCURE TRANQUILLITY EVEN TO THE BODY FOR HE PREVENTS THE BEGINNINGS OF DISEASE BY TEMPERANCE A SPARE DIET AND MODERATE EXERCISE BUT IF AN EVIL BEGIN MORE VISIBLY TO SHOW ITSELF AS WE SOMETIMES STEER OUR SHIP BY ROCKS WHICH LIE IN THE WATER HE
 answer Fortune in those words which Socrates retorted upon his judges : Anytus and Meletus may kill, but they cannot hurt me. So she can afflict me with a disease, can spoil me of my riches, disgrace me with my prince, and bring me under a popular odium ; but she cannot make a good man wicked, or the brave man a mean and degenerate coward ; she cannot cast envy upon a gen- erous temper, or destroy any of those habits of tlie mind Avhich are more useful to us in the conduct of our lives, when they are within the command of our Avills, than the skill of a pilot in a storm. For the pilot cannot mitigate the billows or calm the winds ; he cannot sail into the haven as often as he has occasion, or Avithout fear and trembling abide any danger that may befall him ; but after having used all his efforts, he at last recommits himself to the fury of the storm, pulls down all his sails by the board, whilst the lower mast is within an inch of the abyss, and sits trembling at the approaching ruin. CURITY AS REGARDS FUTURITY TO ANSWER FORTUNE IN THOSE WORDS WHICH SOCRATES RETORTED UPON HIS JUDGES ANATUS AND MELLITUS MAY KILL BUT THEY CANNOT HURT ME SO SHE CAN AFFLICT ME WITH A DISEASE CAN SPOIL ME OF MY RICHES DISGRACE ME WITH MY PRINCE AND BRING ME UNDER A POPULAR ODIUM BUT SHE CANNOT MAKE A GOOD MAN WICKED OR THE BRAVE MAN A MEAN AND DEGENERATE COWARD SHE CANNOT CAST ENVY UPON A GENEROUS TEMPER OR DESTROY ANY OF THOSE HABITS OF THE MIND WHICH ARE MORE USEFUL TO US THAN THE CONDUCT OF OUR LIVES WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN THE COMMAND OF OUR WILLS THAN THE SKILL OF A PILOT IN A STORM FOR THE PILOT CANNOT MITIGATE THE BILLOWS OR CALM THE WINDS HE CANNOT SAIL INTO THE HAVEN AS OFTEN AS HE HAS OCCASION OR WITHOUT FEAR AND TREMBLING ABIDE ANY DANGER THAT MAY BEFALL HIM BUT AFTER HAVING USED ALL HIS EFFORTS HE AT LAST RECOMMITS HIMSELF TO THE FURY OF THE STORM PULLS DOWN ALL HIS SAILS BY THE BOARD WHILST THE LOWER MAST IS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE ABYSS AND SITS TREMBLING AT THE APPROACHING RUIN
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