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 1 1 |         that generally those among us who are~called Patricians
 2 2 |            being things~which make us neither better nor worse.
 3 2 |         from~men should be dear to us by reason of kinship; and
 4 2 |           than that which deprives us of the~power of distinguishing
 5 3 |    whatever else of the kind makes us wander away~from the observation
 6 3 | superiority all at once, and carry us away. But do thou, I say,
 7 4 |          the reason which commands us what to do, and what not
 8 4 |           which are daily eaten~by us and the other animals. For
 9 5 |        that things are suitable to us, as the workmen say of~squared
10 5 |          was precribed to him. Let us~then receive these things,
11 5 |       reason why pleasure deceives us? And consider if~magnanimity,
12 5 |     direction. For nothing hinders us from saying so,~even if
13 5 |         obstacle on the road helps us on this road.~ Reverence
14 6 |           When we have meat before us and such eatables we receive
15 6 |           other parts of life; let us overlook~many things in
16 6 |         time take place~in each of us, things which concern the
17 6 |           if we do believe it, let us neither sacrifice nor pray
18 6 |           the things which concern us, I am able to determine
19 6 |      morals of those who live~with us and present themselves in
20 6 |           we must keep them before us.~ Thou art not dissatisfied,
21 6 |        content with the time.~ Let us try to persuade them (men).
22 7 |       which is intolerable carries us off; but that~which lasts
23 7 |           To the immortal gods and us give joy.~ ~ Life must be
24 7 |          which~are disagreeable to us are the same as pain, such
25 8 |         All things are familiar to us; but the~distribution of
26 8 |            ruling power of each~of us has its own office, for
27 9 |         atmosphere which surrounds us. For this corruption is
28 9 |           be any, which could draw~us the contrary way and attach
29 9 |            contrary way and attach us to life, to be permitted
30 9 |            breathe one air, all of us that have the~faculty of
31 9 |            Things stand outside of us, themselves by themselves,
32 9 |          Soon will the earth cover us all: then the earth, too,
33 9 |           that the gods do not aid us even~in the things which
34 9 |         any events that may befall us, nor to hold trifling talk~
35 10|         one to~say to himself, Let us at last breathe freely being
36 10|            he was harsh to none of us, but I~perceived that he
37 10|           that he tacitly condemns us.- This is what is said of
38 10|        many who wish to get rid of us. Thou wilt consider~this
39 11|          that those who come after us will see nothing new, nor~
40 11|         new, nor~have those before us seen anything more, but
41 11|           to~that which is near to us, and be to come a part which
42 11|            one of them produces in us an~opinion about itself,
43 11|         about itself, nor comes to us; but these things remain~
44 11|           men's acts which disturb us, for those~acts have their
45 11|         own opinions which disturb us. Take away these opinions
46 11|            more pain is brought on us by the anger~and vexation
47 11|      virtue.~ The Pythagoreans bid us in the morning look to the
48 11|           not yet.~ No man can rob us of our free will.~ Epictetus
49 12|          neighbours shall think of us than~to what we shall think