andyouwillfindthatthemisfortunesofbyfarthegreaterpartofthemhavearisenfromtheirnotknowingwhentheywerewell，whenitwasproperforthemtositstillandtobecontented。Theinscriptionuponthetomb-stoneofthemanwhohadendeavouredtomendatolerableconstitutionbytakingphysic；’Iwaswell，I
wishedtobebetter；hereIam；maygenerallybeappliedwithgreatjustnesstothedistressofdisappointedavariceandambition。
Itmaybethoughtasingular，butIbelieveittobeajustobservation，that，inthemisfortuneswhichadmitofsomeremedy，thegreaterpartofmendonoteithersoreadilyorsouniversallyrecovertheirnaturalandusualtranquillity，asinthosewhichplainlyadmitofnone。Inmisfortunesofthelatterkind，itischieflyinwhatmaybecalledtheparoxysm，orinthefirstattack，thatwecandiscoveranysensibledifferencebetweenthesentimentsandbehaviourofthewiseandthoseoftheweakman。Intheend，Time，thegreatanduniversalcomforter，graduallycomposestheweakmantothesamedegreeoftranquillitywhicharegardtohisowndignityandmanhoodteachesthewisemantoassumeinthebeginning。Thecaseofthemanwiththewoodenlegisanobviousexampleofthis。Intheirreparablemisfortunesoccasionedbythedeathofchildren，oroffriendsandrelations，evenawisemanmayforsometimeindulgehimselfinsomedegreeofmoderatedsorrow。Anaffectionate，butweakwoman，isoften，uponsuchoccasions，almostperfectlydistracted。Time，however，inalongerorshorterperiod，neverfailstocomposetheweakestwomantothesamedegreeoftranquillityasthestrongestman。Inalltheirreparablecalamitieswhichaffecthimselfimmediatelyanddirectly，awisemanendeavours，fromthebeginning，toanticipateandtoenjoybefore-hand，thattranquillitywhichheforeseesthecourseofafewmonths，orafewyears，willcertainlyrestoretohimintheend。
Inthemisfortunesforwhichthenatureofthingsadmits，orseemstoadmit，ofaremedy，butinwhichthemeansofapplyingthatremedyarenotwithinthereachofthesufferer，hisvainandfruitlessattemptstorestorehimselftohisformersituation，hiscontinualanxietyfortheirsuccess，hisrepeateddisappointmentsupontheirmiscarriage，arewhatchieflyhinderhimfromresuminghisnaturaltranquillity，andfrequentlyrendermiserable，duringthewholeofhislife，amantowhomagreatermisfortune，butwhichplainlyadmittedofnoremedy，wouldnothavegivenafortnight’sdisturbance。Inthefallfromroyalfavourtodisgrace，frompowertoinsignificancy，fromrichestopoverty，fromlibertytoconfinement，fromstronghealthtosomelingering，chronical，andperhapsincurabledisease，themanwhostrugglestheleast，whomosteasilyandreadilyacquiescesinthefortunewhichhasfallentohim，verysoonrecovershisusualandnaturaltranquility，andsurveysthemostdisagreeablecircumstancesofhisactualsituationinthesamelight，or，perhaps，inamuchlessunfavourablelight，thanthatinwhichthemostindifferentspectatorisdisposedtosurveythem。
Faction，intrigue，andcabal，disturbthequietoftheunfortunatestatesman。extravagantprojects，visionsofgoldmines，interruptthereposeoftheruinedbankrupt。Theprisoner，whoiscontinuallyplottingtoescapefromhisconfinement，cannotenjoythatcarelesssecuritywhichevenaprisoncanaffordhim。Themedicinesofthephysicianareoftenthegreatesttormentoftheincurablepatient。Themonkwho，inordertocomfortJoannaofCastile，uponthedeathofherhusbandPhilip，toldherofaKing，who，fourteenyearsafterhisdecease，hadbeenrestoredtolifeagain，bytheprayersofhisafflictedqueen，wasnotlikely，byhislegendarytale，torestoresedatenesstothedistemperedmindofthatunhappyPrincess。Sheendeavouredtorepeatthesameexperimentinhopesofthesamesuccess；resistedforalongtimetheburialofherhusband，soonafterraisedhisbodyfromthegrave，attendeditalmostconstantlyherself，andwatched，withalltheimpatientanxietyoffranticexpectation，thehappymomentwhenherwishesweretobegratifiedbytherevivalofherbelovedPhilip。3*