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It is likewise a false position that those live most contentedly who have the least to do ; for then by this rule Avomen should be of more sedate dispositions than men, since they only sit at home and mind theii domestic affairs. IT IS LIKEWISE A FALSE POSITION THAT THOSE LIVE MOST CONTENTEDLY WHO HAVE THE LEAST TO DO FOR THEN BY THIS RULE WOMEN WOULD BE OF MORE SEDATE DISPOSITION THAN MEN SINCE THEY ONLY SIT AT HOME AND MIND THEIR DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
ies being long prepared, they may acquire energy, and Avork with a more powerful operation. For as angry dogs are exasperated by every one's rating them, and are flattered to be quiet only by his voice to which they are accustomed ; so it is not easy to pacify the brutish affec- tions of the soul but by familiar reasons, and such as are used to be administered in such inward distempers. 2. Besides, he that affirmed that whosoever would enjoy tranquillity of mind must disengage himself from all private and public concerns, would make us pay dear for our tranquillity by buying it with idleness ; as if he should prescribe thus to a sick man : — Lie still, poor wretch, and keep thy bed.* * Eurip. Orestes, 258. i;i8 Of THE TRANQUILLITY OF THE MIND. Now stupefaction is a bad remedy for desperate pain in the body, and verily he would be no better physician for the soul who should order idleness, softness, and neglect of friends, kinsfolk, and country, in order to remove its trouble and grief. VE ANY EFFICACY AGAINST THE TROUBLES OF THE MIND BEFORE THEIR CALAMITIES HAPPEN THAT SO THE REMEDIES BEING LONG PREPARED THEY MAY ACQUIRE ENERGY AND WORK WITH MORE POWERFUL OPERATION FOR AS ANGRY DOGS ARE EXASPERATED BY EVERYONE'S RATING THEM AND ARE FLATTERED TO BE QUIET ONLY BY HIS VOICE TO WHICH THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED SO IT IS NOT EASY TO PACIFY THE BRUTISH AFFECTIONS OF THE SOUL BUT BY FAMILIAR REASONS AND SUCH AS ARE USED TO BE ADMINISTERED IN SUCH INWARD DISTEMPERS BESIDES HE THAT AFFIRMED THAT WHOSOEVER WOULD ENJOY TRANQUILLITY OF MIND MUST DISENGAGE HIMSELF FROM ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONCERNS WOULD MAKE US PAY DEAR FOR OUR TRANQUILLITY BY BUYING IT WITH IDLENESS AS IF HE SHOULD PRESCRIBE THUS TO A SICK MAN LIE STILL POOR WRETCH AND KEEP THY BED NOW STUPEFACTION IS A BAD REMEDY FOR DESPERATE PAIN IN THE BODY AND VERILY HE WOULD BE NO BETTER PHYSICIAN FOR THE SOUL WHO SHOULD ORDER IDLENESS SOFTNESS AND NEGLECT OF FRIENDS KINSFOLK AND COUNTRY IN ORDER TO REMOVE ITS TROUBLE AND GRIEF
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