"He directs us to alleviate our grief and pains by rejecting unpleasant thoughts, and recalling agreeable ideas;" if it be not that where her power fails she would supply it with policy, and make use of sleight of hand where force of limbs will not serve her turn? For not only to a philosopher, but to any man in his right wits, when he has upon him the thirst of a burning fever, what satisfaction can it be to him to remember the pleasure he took in drinking Greek wine a month ago?
Zeren, ez bakarrik filosofo bati, baina soilik gizon zentzudun bati, egitez somatzen duela sukar bero baten aldatze egosgarria, zer diru-mota da ardo grekoaren eztitasunaren oroimenaz ordaintzea?