2l6 OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. [XXII. 16. 



Demosthenes and / do differ ; for he drinketh water ; and I 

 drink wine; and like as we read of an ancient parable of 

 the two gates of sleep, 



Sunt geminse somni portae: quarum altera fertur 

 Cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris : 

 Altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, 

 Sed falsa ad ccelum mittunt insomnia manes: 



so if we put on sobriety and attention, we shall find it a 

 sure maxim in knowledge, that the more pleasant liquor 

 (of wine) is the more vaporous, and the braver gate (of 

 ivory) sendeth forth the falser dreams. 



17. But we have now concluded that general part of 

 human philosophy, which contemplateth man segregate, 

 and as he consisteth of body and spirit. Wherein we may 

 further note, that there seemeth to be a relation or con 

 formity between the good of the mind and the good of 

 the body. For as we divided the good of the body into 

 health, beauty, strength, and pleasure; so the good of 

 the mind, inquired in rational and moral knowledges, 

 tendeth to this, to make the mind sound, and without 

 perturbation; beautiful, and graced with decency; and 

 strong and agile for all duties of life. These three, as in 

 the body, so in the mind, seldom meet, and commonly 

 sever. For it is easy to observe, that many have strength 

 of wit and courage, but have neither health from per 

 turbations, nor any beauty or decency in their doings: 

 some again have an elegancy and fineness of carriage, 

 which have neither soundness of honesty, nor substance 

 of sufficiency : and some again have honest and reformed 

 minds, that can neither become themselves nor manage 

 business : and sometimes two of them meet, and rarely 

 all three. As for pleasure, we have likewise determined 

 that the mind ought not to be reduced to stupid, but to 



