4.01
When the Mind Acts up to Nature, and is rightly Dispos'd, she takes Things as they come, stands loose in her Fancy, and Tacks about with her Circumstances : As for fixing the Condition of her Fortune, she is not at all Solicitous about that. 'Tis true, she is not perfectly Indifferent, she moves forward with a Preference in her Choice; but then 'tis always with a Reserve of Acquiescence, and being easy in the Event. And if any thing comes cross, shee falls to Work upon't, and like Fire converts it into Fuel. For as this Element when 'tis weak is easily put out; but when once well Kindled, it seises upon what lies next, subdues it into its own Nature, and encreases by Resistance.