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1 1 | BOOK ONE~ ~ FROM my grandfather Verus I learned
2 1 | morals and the government~of my temper.~ From the reputation
3 1 | reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a~manly
4 1 | a~manly character.~ From my mother, piety and beneficence,
5 1 | and further, simplicity in my~way of living, far removed
6 1 | habits of the rich.~ From my great-grandfather, not to
7 1 | should spend liberally.~ From my governor, to be neither
8 1 | little, and to work with my own~hands, and not to meddle
9 1 | have written~dialogues in my youth; and to have desired
10 1 | received the impression that my character required~improvement
11 1 | walk about in the~house in my outdoor dress, nor to do
12 1 | of the kind; and~to write my letters with simplicity,
13 1 | Rusticus~wrote from Sinuessa to my mother; and with respect
14 1 | book; nor hastily to give my assent~to those who talk
15 1 | and to have had before my eyes a man who clearly considered
16 1 | Athenodotus; and to love my children~truly.~ From my
17 1 | my children~truly.~ From my brother Severus, to love
18 1 | brother Severus, to love my kin, and to love truth,
19 1 | undeviating~steadiness in my regard for philosophy; and
20 1 | believe that I am loved by my friends; and in him I observed
21 1 | in an agreeable way.~ In my father I observed mildness
22 1 | not longer~brought up with my grandfather's concubine,
23 1 | preserved the~flower of my youth, and that I did not
24 1 | I did not make proof of my virility~before the proper
25 1 | respect and affection;~that my children have not been stupid
26 1 | putting them off with hope of my doing it~some time after,
27 1 | fall short of~it through my own fault, and through not
28 1 | direct instructions; that my~body has held out so long
29 1 | repent;~that, though it was my mother's fate to die young,
30 1 | abundance of good masters for my children; and that remedies
31 1 | and that I did not waste my~time on writers of histories,
32 2 | nor can I be angry with my kinsman, nor~hate him, For
33 2 | thyself, do wrong to thyself, my soul; but thou wilt~no longer
34 2 | of the whole,~and what is my nature, and how this is
35 4 | whence do they come?~For as my earthly part is a portion
36 4 | the means of living out of my~learning, and I abide by
37 4 | learning, and I abide by my reason.~ Love the art, poor
38 5 | and rest, breathing out my breath into that element
39 5 | that earth out of~which my father collected the seed,
40 5 | collected the seed, and my mother the blood, and my~
41 5 | my mother the blood, and my~nurse the milk; out of which
42 5 | the other, that~it is in my power never to act contrary
43 5 | never to act contrary to my god and daemon: for~there
44 5 | what am I now employing my own soul? On every occasion
45 5 | themselves~obstacles to my proper acts, man becomes
46 5 | true that these may impede my action, but they are no~
47 5 | they are no~impediments to my affects and disposition,
48 5 | me to have; and I do what my nature now wills me to do.~
49 5 | termination.~ If this is neither my own badness, nor an effect
50 5 | badness, nor an effect of my own~badness, and the common
51 6 | disturbed, for the dispersion of my elements will happen whatever
52 6 | is worth~valuing? This in my opinion, to move thyself
53 6 | error and~ignorance.~ I do my duty: other things trouble
54 6 | constitution and~nature. But my nature is rational and social;
55 6 | rational and social; and my city and country,~so far
56 7 | things which are external to my mind have no relation~at
57 7 | have no relation~at all to my mind.- Let this be the state
58 7 | the thing signified.~ Is my understanding sufficient
59 7 | man who with the aid of my ruling principle~can do
60 7 | not injured. And it is in my power not to think so.~
61 7 | must be emerald and keep my colour.~ The ruling faculty
62 7 | care not for me and for my children,~ There is a reason
63 7 | by a~commander, there in my opinion he ought to stay
64 7 | deserting his post.~ But, my good friend, reflect whether
65 8 | to thyself: now it is in~my power to let no badness
66 8 | different people. But it is my delight to~keep the ruling
67 8 | for there I shall keep my~divine part tranquil, that
68 8 | place~sufficient reason why my soul should be unhappy and
69 8 | been reported. I see that my child~is sick. I do see;
70 8 | as he shall choose.~ To my own free will the free will
71 8 | free will the free will of my neighbour is just as~indifferent
72 8 | own office, for otherwise my neighbour's wickedness~would
73 8 | neighbour's wickedness~would be my harm, which God has not
74 8 | not willed in order that my~unhappiness may not depend
75 9 | outside, but within and in my opinions.~ All things are
76 9 | thus:~How shall I not lose my little son? Thou thus: How
77 9 | comes.~ Epicurus says, In my sickness my conversation
78 9 | Epicurus says, In my sickness my conversation was not about
79 9 | conversation was not about my~bodily sufferings, nor,
80 9 | doing something great, but my life went on well and~happily.
81 10| TEN~ ~ WILT thou, then, my soul, never be good and
82 10| myself, and I~shall turn an my efforts to the common interest,
83 10| on a mountain.~ What is my ruling faculty now to me?
84 10| but that which~says, Let my dear children live, and
85 10| such a life, in which even my~associates in behalf of
86 11| can say, I have what is my own. And further it traverses
87 11| interest? Well then I have had~my reward. Let this always
88 11| following especially:-~ ~ Me and my children if the gods neglect,~
89 11| yet as making a~display of my endurance, but nobly and
90 11| consider first: What is my~relation to men, and that
91 11| thee harm, saying, Not so, my child: we are~constituted
92 11| thou art injuring thyself, my child.- And show him with~
93 11| speech is not for thee.~ And my heart laughed within.~ And
94 12| strings. What is there now in my mind? Is it fear, or~suspicion,
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