You must root out two things from people: arrogance and distrust. Arrogance is thinking you need nothing — that you're not lacking anything. Distrust is thinking you can't be happy because so many things are working against you. You eliminate arrogance by proving it wrong. Socrates was the first to practice this. To know that happiness is not impossible, investigate and search for it. This search won't harm you. In fact, this searching is what philosophy is — figuring out how to want and avoid things without being blocked.
You must root out of men these two things, arrogance (pride) and distrust. Arrogance then is the opinion that you want nothing (are deficient in nothing); but distrust is the opinion that you cannot be happy when so many circumstances surround you. Arrogance is removed by confutation; and Socrates was the first who practised this. And (to know) that the thing is not impossible inquire and seek. This search will do you no harm; and in a manner this is philosophizing, to seek how it is possible to employ desire and aversion ([Greek: echchlisis]) without impediment.