THATTHERELISHFORGOODANDEVILDEPENDSINGREATMEASUREUPONTHEOPINIONWEH**EOFTHEM
Men (saysanancientGreeksentence)—[ManualofEpictetus, c.10.]— , , itshouldseemthatitis, then, , whydowenotconvertandaccommodatethemtoouradvantage? Ifwhatwecallevilandtormentisneitherevilnortormentofitself, butonlythatourfancygivesitthatquality, itisinustochangeit, anditbeinginourownchoice, iftherebenoconstraintuponus, wemustcertainlybeverystrangefoolstotakearmsforthatsidewhichismostoffensivetous, andtogivesickness, want, andcontemptabitterandnauseoustaste, ifitbeinourpowertogivethemapleasantrelish, andif, fortunesimplyprovidingthematter, ', thatwhatwecallevilisnotsoofitself, oratleasttothatdegreethatwemakeit, andthatitdependsuponustogiveitanothertasteandcomplexion (forallcomestoone), letusexaminehowthatcanbemaintained.
