Meditations. Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

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X. If it were that thou hadst at one time both a stepmother, and

       XI. How marvellous useful it is for a man to represent unto himself

       XII. See what Crates pronounceth concerning Xenocrates himself.

       XIII. Those things which the common sort of people do admire, are most

       XIV. Some things hasten to be, and others to be no more. And even

       XV. Not vegetative spiration, it is not surely (which plants have) that

       XVI. Under, above, and about, are the motions of the elements; but

       XVII. Who can choose but wonder at them? They will not speak well of

       XVIII. Do not ever conceive anything impossible to man, which by thee

       XIX. Suppose that at the palestra somebody hath all to-torn thee with

       XX. If anybody shall reprove me, and shall make it apparent unto me,

       XXI. I for my part will do what belongs unto me; as for other things,

       XXII. Alexander of Macedon, and he that dressed his mules, when once

       XXIII Consider how many different things, whether they concern our

       XXIV. if any should put this question unto thee, how this word Antoninus

       XXV. Is it not a cruel thing to forbid men to affect those things, which

       XXVI. Death is a cessation from the impression of the senses, the

       XXVII. If in this kind of life thy body be able to hold out, it is a

       XXVIII. Do all things as becometh the disciple of Antoninus Pius.

       XXIX. Stir up thy mind, and recall thy wits again from thy natural

       XXX. I consist of body and soul. Unto my body all things are

       XXXI. As long as the foot doth that which belongeth unto it to do, and

       XXXII. Dost thou not see, how even those that profess mechanic arts,

       XXXIII. Asia, Europe; what are they, but as corners of the whole world;

       XXXIV He that seeth the things that are now, hath Seen all that either

       XXXV. Fit and accommodate thyself to that estate and to those

       XXXVI. What things soever are not within the proper power and

       XXXVII. We all work to one effect, some willingly, and with a rational

       XXXVIII. Doth either the sun take upon him to do that which belongs to

       XXXIX. If so be that the Gods have deliberated in particular of those

       XL. Whatsoever in any kind doth happen to any one, is expedient to the

       XLI. As the ordinary shows of the theatre and of other such places,

       XLII. Let the several deaths of men of all sorts, and of all sorts of

       XLIII. When thou wilt comfort and cheer thyself, call to mind the

       XLIV. Dost thou grieve that thou dost weigh but so many pounds, and not

       XLV. Let us do our best endeavours to persuade them; but however, if

       XLVI. The ambitious supposeth another man's act, praise and applause, to

       XLVII. It is in thy power absolutely to exclude all manner of conceit

       XLVIII. Use thyself when any man speaks unto thee, so to hearken unto

       XLIX. That which is not good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the

       L. Will either passengers, or patients, find fault and complain, either

       LI. How many of them who came into the world at the same time when I

       LII. To them that are sick of the jaundice, honey seems bitter; and to

       LIII. No man can hinder thee to live as thy nature doth require. Nothing

       LIV. What manner of men they be whom they seek to please, and what to

       THE SEVENTH BOOK

       I. What is wickedness? It is that which many time and often thou hast

       II. What fear is there that thy dogmata, or philosophical resolutions

       III. That which most men would think themselves most happy for, and

       IV. Word after word, every one by itself, must the things that are

       V. Is my reason, and understanding sufficient for this, or no? If it be

       VI. Let not things future trouble thee. For if necessity so require that

       VII. Whatsoever is material, doth soon vanish away into the common

       VIII. To a reasonable creature, the same action is both according

       IX. Straight of itself, not made straight.

       X. As several members in one body united, so are reasonable creatures

       XI. Of things that are external, happen what will to that which can

       XII. Whatsoever any man either doth or saith, thou must be good; not for

       XIII. This may ever be my comfort and security: my understanding, that

       XIV. What is rv&nfLovia, or happiness: but a7~o~ &d~wv, or, a good

       XV. Is any man so foolish

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