"It's impossible," he says, "to completely remove anger from the mind. Human nature won't allow it." But there's nothing so hard that the human mind can't overcome it. With constant practice, we can become familiar with anything. No passion is so fierce that it can't be tamed by discipline. The mind can carry out whatever orders it gives itself. Some people have succeeded in never smiling. Others have given up wine, sex, or even all drinks.
“It is not possible,” says he, “to remove anger altogether from the mind, nor does human nature admit of it.” Yet there is nothing so hard and difficult that the mind of man cannot overcome it, and with which unremitting study will not render him familiar, nor are there any passions so fierce and independent that they cannot be tamed by discipline. The mind can carry out whatever orders it gives itself: some have succeeded in never smiling: some have forbidden themselves wine, sexual intercourse, or even drink of all kinds.