AThe body, when bent and bowed, has less strength to support a burden, and so has the soul; we must raise and straighten her against the assault of this adversary. For as it is impossible for the soul to be at rest while she fears death, so, if she can gain assurance against it, she can boast of a thing as it were beyond man’s estate: that it is impossible for worry, torment, fear, or even the slightest displeasure to dwell in her:
