there be a wisdom in this beyond the rule of physic a man own observation what  he find good of and what he find hurt of be the best physic to preserve health  but it be a safe conclusion to say this agree not well with I therefore I will  not continue it than this I find no offence of this therefore I may use it for  strength of nature in youth pass over many excess which be owe a man till his  age discern of the come on of year and think not to do the same thing still  for age will not be defy beware of sudden change in any great point of diet  and if necessity enforce it fit the rest to it for it be a secret both in  nature and state that it be safe to change many thing than one examine thy  custom of diet sleep exercise apparel and the like and try in any thing thou  shall judge hurtful to discontinue it by little and little but so as if thou  do find any inconvenience by the change thou come back to it again for it be  hard to distinguish that which be general hold good and wholesome from that  which be good particular and fit for thou own body to be free mind and  cheerful dispose at hour of meat and of sleep and of exercise be one of the  best precept of long last as for the passion and study of the mind avoid envy  anxious fear anger fret inward subtle and knotty inquisition joy and  exhilaration in excess sadness not communicate entertain hope mirth rather  than joy variety of delight rather than surfeit of they wonder and admiration  and therefore novelty study that fill the mind with splendid and illustrious  object as history fable and contemplation of nature if you fly physic in  health altogether it will be too strange for your body when you shall needs it  if you make it too familiar it will work no extraordinary effect when sickness  come I commend rather some diet for certain season than frequent use of physic  except it be grow into a custom for those diet alter the body more and trouble  it less despise no new accident in your body but ask opinion of it in sickness  respect health principal and in health action for those that put their body to  endure in health may in most sickness which be not very sharp be cure only  with diet and tender cels can never have speak it as a physician have he not  be a wise man withal when he give it for one of the great precept of health  and last that a man do vary and interchange contrary but with a inclination to  the more benign extreme use fast and full eat but rather full eat watch and  sleep but rather sleep sit and exercise but rather exercise and the like so  shall nature be cherish and yet teach mastery physician be some of they so  please and conformable to the humour of the patient as they press not the true  cure of the disease and some other be so regular in proceed accord to be for  the disease as they respect not sufficient the condition of the patient take  one of a middle temper or if it may not be find in one man combine two of  either sort and forget not to call as well the best acquaint with your body as  the best repute of for his faculty