As To The Mental Essence, We Find

The Physical Signs Of Measles Are Nearly The Same As Those Of Smallpox, But Nausea And Inflammation Is More Severe, Though The Pains In The Back Are Less.

I [prefer] A Short Life With Width To A Narrow One With Length.

But The Fact Is That When Wine Is Taken In Moderation, It Gives Rise To A Large Amount Of Breath, Whose Character Is Balanced, And Whose Luminosity Is Strong And Brilliant. Hence Wine Disposes Greatly To Gladness, And The Person Is Subject To Quite Trivial Exciting Agents. The Breath Now Takes Up The Impression Of Agents Belonging To The Present Time More Easily Than It Does Those Which Relate To The Future; It Responds To Agents Conducive To Delight Rather Than Those Conducive To A Sense Of Beauty.

Pain Is A Sensation Produced By Something Contrary To The Course Of Nature And This Sensation Is Set Up By One Of Two Circumstances: Either A Very Sudden Change Of The Temperament (or The Bad Effect Of A Contrary Temperament) Or A Solution Of Continuity.

When You Do Not Know The Nature Of The Malady, Leave It To Nature; Do Not Strive To Hasten Matters. For Either Nature Will Bring About The Cure Or It Will Itself Reveal Clearly What The Malady Really Is.