Thus oddly mixed with pain and pleasure is this restless itch of
curiosity, that, like a healing wound, will hazard the loss of blood
rather than want the seeming ease of being rubbed and scratched. But
such as either by good nature or good discipline are free from this
disease, and have experienced the invaluable felicity of a calm and
undisturbed spirit, will rather rejoice in being ignorant than desire
to be informed of the wickedness and the miseries that are in the
world, and will sit down well satisfied in this opinion,