Letter 108 — On the Approaches to Philosophy (§29)

““Besides,” he says to himself, “think of the epithet that accompanies eld; Vergil calls it bitter,”— Disease and bitter eld succeed. And elsewhere Vergil says: There dwelleth pale disease and bitter eld. There is no reason why you should marvel that each man can collect from the same source suitable matter for his own studies; for in the same meadow the cow grazes, the dog hunts the hare, and the stork the lizard.”