A philosophicall discourse, entituled, The anatomie of the minde. Nevvlie made and set forth by T.R.

¶Of Troublesomnesse. Chap. 33.

THis part of Sorrowe,* 1.1 Troublesom∣nesse (if so I may enterprete the La∣tin word Aerumnam, for want, of a more proper to expresse the same) is called of Cicero, a laboursome Sorrowe.* 1.2 Cicero sayth, Our elders haue named our la∣bours not to be auoided, by a most sad worde Aerumna. And therefore they haue named those labours and paines, which necessarily must be taken, by the the name of Troublesomnesse, thereby to geue to vnderstande, that nothing ought be lefte vndone, be it neuer so troublesome, of any man, if it appertain to the profite, and commoditie of many. For no dolor nor daunger ought we to shun and auoide, if thereby we may doo good. And therefore Scipio reading the bookes of Xenophon,* 1.3 dyd greatly com∣mende that place of Xenophon, where he sayde, that no paines or labors should seeme grieuous at any tyme to a captain or soldior, for the glory whiche theyr prowes shoulde purchase, might take a∣way all remembrance of labour passed.

Therefore it is the parte of euery man according to his calling, to refuse no la∣bor, neyther to commit that by sloth∣fulnesse he be accoumpted too nice, and him that wyl take no paines to the bene∣fiting of others. And yet is it meete, that in our businesse we doo the same discrete∣lye, least otherwise we appeare eyther foolishe or fanaticall. Therefore this Perturbation is good, and to be embra∣ced, as that which putteth vs in minde, not to be carelesse in our callinges, but careful to discharge our selues, and pain∣full in profiting others, considering that in so dooing we doo not onely oftentimes enriche our selues in this world, but al∣so get a name euerlasting.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Trouble∣somnesse.
• * 1.2

  Cice. lib 1. de finibus bonorum et malorum.
• * 1.3

  Scipio. Xenophon de iustituti∣one Cyri.