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;An vivere tanti est��
Cogimur a suetis animum suspendere rebus��
Atque�察�ut vivamus�察�vivere desinimus。 。
Hos superesse reor�察�quibus et spirabilis aer
Et lux�察�qua regimur�察�redditur ipsa gravis。;
�А�Is life worth so much�拭 �We are compelled to withhold the mind
from things to which we are accustomed�察�and�察�that we may live�察�we
cease to live 。 。 。 。 Do I conceive that they still live�察�to
whom the respirable air�察�and the light itself�察�by which we are
governed�察�is rendered oppressive�拭�
Pseudo´Gallus�察�Eclog。�察�i。 155�察�247。��
If they do no other good�察�they do this at least�察�that they prepare
patients betimes for death�察�by little and little undermining and cutting
off the use of life。
Both well and sick�察�I have ever willingly suffered myself to obey the
appetites that pressed upon me。 I give great rein to my desires and
propensities�察�I do not love to cure one disease by another�察�I hate
remedies that are more troublesome than the disease itself。 To be
subject to the colic and subject to abstain from eating oysters are two
evils instead of one�察�the disease torments us on the one side�察�and the
remedy on the other。 Since we are ever in danger of mistaking�察�let us
rather run the hazard of a mistake�察�after we have had the pleasure。 The
world proceeds quite the other way�察�and thinks nothing profitable that is
not painful�察�it has great suspicion of facility。 My appetite�察�in various
things�察�has of its own accord happily enough accommodated itself to the
health of my stomach。 Relish and pungency in sauces were pleasant to me
when young�察�my stomach disliking them since�察�my taste incontinently
followed。 Wine is hurtful to sick people�察�and 'tis the first thing that
my mouth then finds distasteful�察�and with an invincible dislike。
Whatever I take against my liking does me harm�察�and nothing hurts me that
I eat with appetite and delight。 I never received harm by any action
that was very pleasant to me�察�and accordingly have made all medicinal
conclusions largely give way to my pleasure�察�and I have�察�when I was
young��
;Quem circumcursans huc atque huc saepe Cupido
Fulgebat crocink splendidus in tunic。;
��When Cupid�察�fluttering round me here and there�察�shone in his rich
purple mantle。;Catullus�察�lxvi。 133。��
given myself the rein as licentiously and inconsiderately to the desire
that was predominant in me�察�as any other whomsoever��
;Et militavi non sine gloria�察�
�А�And I have played the soldier not ingloriously。;
Horace�察�Od。�察�iii。 26�察�2。��
yet more in continuation and holding out�察�than in sally��
;Sex me vix memini sustinuisse vices。;
�А�I can scarcely remember six bouts in one night;
Ovid�察�Amor。�察�iii。 7�察�26。��
'Tis certainly a misfortune and a miracle at once to confess at what a
tender age I first came under the subjection of love�此�it was�察�indeed�察�by
chance�察�for it was long before the years of choice or knowledge�察�I do not
remember myself so far back�察�and my fortune may well be coupled with that
of Quartilla�察�who could not remember when she was a maid��
;Inde tragus�察�celeresque pili�察�mirandaque matri
Barba meae。;
�А�Thence the odour of the arm´pits�察�the precocious hair�察�and the
beard which astonished my mother。;Martial�察�xi。 22�察�7。��
Physicians modify their rules according to the violent longings that
happen to sick persons�察�ordinarily with good success�察�this great desire
cannot be imagined so strange and vicious�察�but that nature must have a
hand in it。 And then how easy a thing is it to satisfy the fancy�拭 �In my
opinion�察�this part wholly carries it�察�at least�察�above all the rest。 The
most grievous and ordinary evils are those that fancy loads us with�察�this
Spanish saying pleases me in several aspects��
;Defenda me Dios de me。;
�А�God defend me from myself。;��
I am sorry when I am sick�察�that I have not some longing that might give
me the pleasure of satisfying it�察�all the rules of physic would hardly be
able to divert me from it。 I do the same when I am well�察�I can see very
little more to be hoped or wished for。 'Twere pity a man should be so
weak and languishing�察�as not to have even wishing left to him。
The art of physic is not so fixed�察�that we need be without authority for
whatever we do�察�it changes according to climates and moons�察�according to
Fernel and to Scaliger。��Physicians to Henry II。�А �If your physician
does not think it good for you to sleep�察�to drink wine�察�or to eat such
and such meats�察�never trouble yourself�察�I will find you another that
shall not be of his opinion�察�the diversity of medical arguments and
opinions embraces all sorts and forms。 I saw a miserable sick person
panting and burning for thirst�察�that he might be cured�察�who was
afterwards laughed at for his pains by another physician�察�who condemned
that advice as prejudicial to him�此�had he not tormented himself to good
purpose�拭 �There lately died of the stone a man of that profession�察�who
had made use of extreme abstinence to contend with his disease�此�his
fellow´physicians say that�察�on the contrary�察�this abstinence had dried
him up and baked the gravel in his kidneys。
I have observed�察�that both in wounds and sicknesses�察�speaking discomposes
and hurts me�察�as much as any irregularity I can commit。 My voice pains
and tires me�察�for 'tis loud and forced�察�so that when I have gone to a
whisper some great persons about affairs of consequence�察�they have often
desired me to moderate my voice。
This story is worth a diversion。 Some one in a certain Greek school
speaking loud as I do�察�the master of the ceremonies sent to him to speak
softly�此 ─�Tell him�察�then�察�he must send me�察─�replied the other�察 �the tone
he would have me speak in。; To which the other replied�察 �That he should
take the tone from the ears of him to whom he spake。; It was well said��
if it is to be understood�此 �Speak according to the affair you are
speaking about to your auditor�察─�for if it mean�察 �'tis sufficient that he
hear you�察�or govern yourself by him�察─�I do not find it to be reason。 The
tone and motion of my voice carries with it a great deal of the
expression and signification of my meaning�察�and 'tis I who am to govern
it�察�to make myself understood�此�there is a voice to instruct�察�a voice to
flatter�察�and a voice to reprehend。 I will not only that my voice reach
him�察�but�察�peradventure�察�that it strike and pierce him。 When I rate my
valet with sharp and bitter language�察�it would be very pretty for him to
say�察 �Pray�察�master�察�speak lower�察�I hear you very well;��
;Est quaedam vox ad auditum accommodata��
non magnitudine�察�sed proprietate。;
�А�There is a certain voice accommodated to the hearing�察�not by its
loudness�察�but by its propriety。;Quintilian�察�xi。 3。��
Speaking is half his who speaks�察�and half his who hears�察�the latter ought
to prepare himself to receive it�察�according to its bias�察�as with tennis´
players�察�he who receives the ball�察�shifts and prepares�察�according as he
sees him move who strikes the stroke�察�and according to the stroke itself。
Experience has�察�moreover�察�taught me this�察�that we ruin ourselves by
impatience。 Evils have their life and limits�察�their diseases and their
recovery。
The constitution of maladies is formed by the pattern of the constitution
of animals�察�they have their fortune and their days limited from their
birth�察�he who attempts imperiously to cut them short by force in the
middle of their course�察�lengthens and multiplies them�察�and incenses
instead of appeasing them。 I am of Crantor's opinion�察�that we are
neither obstinately and deafly to oppose evils�察�nor succumb to them from
want of courage�察�but that we are naturally to give way to them�察�according
to their condition and our own。 We ought to grant free passage to
diseases�察�I find they stay less with me�察�who let them alone�察�and I have
lost some�察�reputed the most tenacious and obstinate�察�by their own decay��
without help and without art�察�and contrary to its rules。 Let us a littl