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1 1 | nor to showing~myself off as a man who practises much
2 1 | pacified and reconciled, as soon as they have shown
3 1 | and reconciled, as soon as they have shown a readiness
4 1 | philosophical principles as the~smallest of his merits;
5 1 | speak well of teachers,~as it is reported of Domitius
6 1 | cheerfulness in all circumstances, as well as in~illness; and
7 1 | all circumstances, as well as in~illness; and a just admixture
8 1 | believed that he thought as he spoke, and that~in all
9 1 | of his body's health, not as one who was greatly attached
10 1 | particular faculty, such as that of eloquence or knowledge
11 1 | implacable, nor~violent, nor, as one may say, anything carried
12 1 | examined all things severally, as if he had abundance of~time,
13 1 | and~invincible soul, such as he showed in the illness
14 1 | concurrence of circumstances as put me to the~trial. Further,
15 1 | that is, so that, so far as depended on the gods, and
16 2 | it is~not allowed; but as if thou wast now dying,
17 2 | the~universe is preserved, as by the changes of the elements
18 2 | Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do
19 2 | doest~every act of thy life as if it were the last, laying
20 2 | acts- such a comparison as~one would make in accordance
21 2 | fall into~real evils. And as to the rest, if there was
22 2 | things beneath the earth, as the poet says,~and seeks
23 2 | three thousand years, and as~many times ten thousand
24 2 | what may be got out of it as far as it is true.~ The
25 2 | be got out of it as far as it is true.~ The soul of
26 2 | becomes an abscess and, as it were, a tumour on the
27 2 | on the universe, so far~as it can. For to be vexed
28 2 | intention of injuring, such as are the souls of~those who
29 2 | and all that is allotted, as~coming from thence, wherever
30 2 | death with a cheerful mind, as being nothing~else than
31 3 | in a~manner disposed so as to give pleasure. And so
32 3 | to the vessel, which is as much~inferior as that which
33 3 | which is as much~inferior as that which serves it is
34 3 | thou hast such thoughts as these, What is such a person
35 3 | and benevolent, and such as befits a social animal,
36 3 | happens and is assigned~to him as his portion; and not often,
37 3 | according~to nature. But as to those who live not so,
38 3 | all the impressions, and, as~Socrates said, has detached
39 3 | of any other kind, such as~praise from the many, or
40 3 | if it is useful to thee as a~rational being, keep to
41 3 | it is only useful to thee as an~animal, say so, and maintain
42 3 | method.~ Never value anything as profitable to thyself which
43 3 | immediately, he will go as readily as if he~were going
44 3 | immediately, he will go as readily as if he~were going to do anything
45 3 | when fate overtakes him, as one may say of an actor~
46 3 | is~presented to thee, so as to see distinctly what kind
47 3 | productive of elevation of mind as to be able to examine~methodically
48 3 | always to look at things so as to see at the same time~
49 3 | with respect to it, such as gentleness, manliness, truth,~
50 3 | keeping thy divine part pure, as if thou shouldst~be bound
51 3 | is able to prevent this.~ As physicians have always their
52 3 | following it obediently as a god, neither~saying anything
53 4 | of~that which opposes it, as fire lays hold of what falls
54 4 | and fundamental, which, as soon as thou shalt~recur
55 4 | fundamental, which, as soon as thou shalt~recur to them,
56 4 | free, and look at things as a man, as a human being,
57 4 | look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen,~
58 4 | a man, as a human being, as a citizen,~as a mortal.
59 4 | human being, as a citizen,~as a mortal. But among the
60 4 | whence do they come?~For as my earthly part is a portion
61 4 | of that~which is nothing, as nothing also returns to
62 4 | some source.~ Death is such as generation is, a mystery
63 4 | respect to what is just, and as if it were done by one who~
64 4 | its value. Observe then as thou hast begun;~and whatever
65 4 | such an opinion of things as he has who does thee wrong,~
66 4 | does thee wrong,~or such as he wishes thee to have,
67 4 | to have, but look at them as they are in~truth.~ A man
68 4 | from a certain~persuasion, as of what is just or of common
69 4 | wish?~ Thou hast existed as a part. Thou shalt disappear
70 4 | worship of reason.~ Do not act as if thou wert going to live
71 4 | may be just and pure; or as Agathon says, look not round
72 4 | shall have been extinguished as it is transmitted~through
73 4 | praise except indeed~so far as it has a certain utility?
74 4 | itself, not having praise as part of itself. Neither~
75 4 | blamed? Is~such a thing as an emerald made worse than
76 4 | from time so remote? For as here the mutation of~these
77 4 | naturally social requires, and as it requires. For this brings
78 4 | reason.~ Love the art, poor as it may be, which thou hast
79 4 | wondrous way. For the rest, as soon as they have breathed~
80 4 | way. For the rest, as soon as they have breathed~out their
81 4 | accepts all that~happens, as necessary, as usual, as
82 4 | that~happens, as necessary, as usual, as flowing from a
83 4 | as necessary, as usual, as flowing from a principle
84 4 | Universe loves~nothing so much as to change the things which
85 4 | Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having
86 4 | bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used~to say.~
87 4 | and a~violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been
88 4 | violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it
89 4 | Everything which happens is as familiar and well known
90 4 | familiar and well known as the rose~in spring and the
91 4 | rational connection: and as all existing things are~
92 4 | ought not to act and speak as if we~were asleep, for even
93 4 | simply to act~and speak as we have been taught.~ If
94 4 | great thing to die after as many years as thou canst
95 4 | die after as many years as thou canst name rather~than
96 4 | with terrible~insolence as if they were immortal; and
97 4 | journey in content, just as an olive falls off~when
98 4 | future. For~such a thing as this might have happened
99 5 | set it~down to his account as a favour conferred. Another
100 5 | mind he thinks of the man as his debtor,~and he knows
101 5 | produced its~proper fruit. As a horse when he has run,
102 5 | goes~on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce
103 5 | and noble~fashion.~ Just as we must understand when
104 5 | prescribed this for this~man as a thing adapted to procure
105 5 | things are suitable to us, as the workmen say of~squared
106 5 | one fitness, harmony. And as the universe is made up
107 5 | bodies to be such a body as it is, so out of all existing~
108 5 | made up to be such a cause as it is. And~even those who
109 5 | then receive these things, as well as those which Aesculapius~
110 5 | receive these things, as well as those which Aesculapius~
111 5 | Aesculapius~prescribes. Many as a matter of course even
112 5 | thee to be of the same kind as thy~health. And so accept
113 5 | And thou dost cut off, as far as it is in thy power,
114 5 | thou dost cut off, as far as it is in thy power, when
115 5 | not return to philosophy~as if she were a master, but
116 5 | bit of sponge and egg, or as another applies a plaster,
117 5 | conceive certain~things as being really good, such
118 5 | being really good, such as prudence, temperance, justice,~
119 5 | man has first conceived as good the things which~appear
120 5 | listen and readily receive as~very applicable that which
121 5 | further~luxury and fame, as said fitly and wittily.
122 5 | perish into non-existence, as neither of them came into
123 5 | do not belong~to a man, as man. They are not required
124 5 | he is a better man.~ Such as are thy habitual thoughts,
125 5 | series of such thoughts as these: for instance, that~
126 5 | nearest thing to me, so far as I must do~good to men and
127 5 | endure them. But so far as some men make themselves~
128 5 | this is of the~same kind as that. For in thyself also,
129 5 | tragic actor nor whore...~ As thou intendest to live when
130 5 | away~out of life, yet so as if thou wert suffering no
131 5 | any trouble?~But so long as nothing of the kind drives
132 5 | repute~amidst such a world as this is an empty thing.
133 5 | and self-restraint;~but as to everything which is beyond
134 5 | For it is a bad habit. But as~the old man, when he went
135 6 | while it makes itself such as it is and such as it wills
136 6 | itself such as it is and such as it wills to be, it~also
137 6 | appear to itself to be such as~it wills.~ In conformity
138 6 | natural organization, such as stones, wood, fig-trees,~
139 6 | together~by a living principle, as flocks, herds. Those which
140 6 | soul, but~rational so far as it is a soul skilled in
141 6 | or simply rational so far as it possesses a number of~
142 6 | who are of the same kind as himself.~ Some things are
143 6 | renewing the~world, just as the uninterrupted course
144 6 | price? It would be just as if a man should fall~in
145 6 | respiration of the~air. For such as it is to have once drawn
146 6 | Neither is transpiration, as in plants, a thing to be
147 6 | valued, nor~respiration, as in domesticated animals
148 6 | nor being moved~by desires as puppets by strings, nor
149 6 | this is very much the~same as if thou shouldst be grieved
150 6 | we~suspect him afterwards as a treacherous fellow; and
151 6 | against him, not however as an enemy, nor yet with~suspicion,
152 6 | For it~is in our power, as I said, to get out of the
153 6 | rambled and know not the way.~ As to the animals which have
154 6 | But towards human~beings, as they have reason, behave
155 6 | Strive to continue to be such as philosophy wished to~make
156 6 | social~acts. Do everything as a disciple of Antoninus.
157 6 | little he was satisfied, such as lodging, bed,~dress, food,
158 6 | this that thou mayest have as good a conscience, when~
159 6 | when~thy last hour comes, as he had.~ Return to thy sober
160 6 | the~things about thee) as thou didst look at those (
161 6 | reference to the present; for~as to the future and the past
162 6 | contrary to nature, so long as the foot does the foot's
163 6 | So then neither to a man as a man is his labour~contrary
164 6 | contrary to nature, so long as it does the things of a
165 6 | and~every harmful thing, as a thorn, as mud, are after-products
166 6 | harmful thing, as a thorn, as mud, are after-products
167 6 | without knowing what they do; as men also when they~are asleep,
168 6 | had need~even of such men as these. It remains then for
169 6 | be not thou such a part as the mean~and ridiculous
170 6 | without forethought; and as to doing me harm, why~should
171 6 | anything else which we do as if the gods were~present
172 6 | city and country,~so far as I am Antoninus, is Rome,
173 6 | Antoninus, is Rome, but so far as I am a man, it is~the world.
174 6 | thou wilt~observe this also as a general truth, if thou
175 6 | here in the common sense as said of~things of the middle
176 6 | neither good nor bad.~ As it happens to thee in the
177 6 | and ephemeral life of man, as Menippus and such as~are
178 6 | man, as Menippus and such as~are like him. As to all
179 6 | and such as~are like him. As to all these consider that
180 6 | nothing delights so much as the examples of~the virtues,
181 6 | themselves in abundance, as far as is possible.~Wherefore
182 6 | themselves in abundance, as far as is possible.~Wherefore we
183 6 | years and not more; for as thou art~satisfied with
184 6 | desire?- Some such effort as~this.- But thou attainest
185 6 | is said by another, and~as much as it is possible,
186 6 | by another, and~as much as it is possible, be in the
187 7 | power. Look at things~again as thou didst use to look at
188 7 | man~is worth just so much as the things are worth about
189 7 | sufficient,~I use it for the work as an instrument given by the
190 7 | not to do so; or I do it as well as I~can, taking to
191 7 | do so; or I do it as well as I~can, taking to help me
192 7 | or be made erect.~ Just as it is with the members in
193 7 | thou still doest it barely as a thing of propriety, and~
194 7 | of propriety, and~not yet as doing good to thyself.~
195 7 | says, I must be good, just as if the~gold, or the emerald,
196 7 | entreat thee by~the gods, as thou didst come, for I want
197 7 | the universal substance as through a furious torrent
198 7 | cooperating with the whole, as the parts of our body with
199 7 | the universal substance, as if it were~wax, now moulds
200 7 | vessel to be broken up, just as there was none in its~being
201 7 | much of what thou hast not as of what thou hast: but of~
202 7 | thyself to overvalue them, so as to be~disturbed if ever
203 7 | pursue. And consider that as the heaps of sand piled
204 7 | regulate and compose itself as the mind commands, and for
205 7 | saving and being saved; for as to a man~living such or
206 7 | be no love of life: but as to these matters a man must
207 7 | the courses of the stars, as if thou wert going~along
208 7 | look also at earthly things as if he viewed them from some~
209 7 | forty years is the same as to have~contemplated it
210 7 | of rational beings,~just as among irrational things
211 7 | vexed, and treated them as~strange things, and found
212 7 | intelligence either so far as the~intelligence is rational
213 7 | intelligence is rational or so far as it is social. Indeed in
214 7 | disagreeable to us are the same as pain, such as excessive~
215 7 | are the same as pain, such as excessive~drowsiness, and
216 7 | feel towards the inhuman, as they feel towards men.~
217 7 | way in the streets- though as to this~fact one may have
218 7 | ignorance, nor receiving as~strange anything that fell
219 7 | universal, nor~enduring it as intolerable, nor allowing
220 7 | composition of~the body, as not to have allowed thee
221 7 | man and to be recognised~as such by no one. Always bear
222 7 | world cry out against~thee as much as they choose, and
223 7 | out against~thee as much as they choose, and even if
224 7 | this, in passing every~day as the last, and in being neither
225 7 | tolerate continually men such as they are and so many~of
226 7 | third thing besides these, as fools do, either to have~
227 8 | of thy life in such wise as~thy nature wills. Observe
228 8 | these men were the same. But as to the others, how many~
229 8 | turning aside; and speak as~it seems to thee most just,
230 8 | particular nature is a part, as the~nature of the leaf is
231 8 | to do so.~ Remember that as it is a shame to be surprised
232 8 | who corrects~thy error is as consistent with freedom
233 8 | consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy~
234 8 | happens is~derived.~ Such as bathing appears to thee-
235 8 | man, but of a whole race, as~of the Pompeii; and that
236 8 | every act does its duty, as far as is possible, be content;
237 8 | act does its duty, as far as is possible, be content;
238 8 | does a man make~himself, as far as he can, who is not
239 8 | man make~himself, as far as he can, who is not content
240 8 | and to~resume his place as a part.~ As the nature of
241 8 | resume his place as a part.~ As the nature of the universal
242 8 | it this power~also. For as the universal nature converts
243 8 | use it for~such purposes as it may have designed.~ Do
244 8 | evil to thee considered as a rational~animal. But if
245 8 | time~will be exactly such as these whom they cannot bear
246 8 | from life contentedly, just~as he dies who is in full activity,
247 8 | acquainted with nature, as thou wouldst be ridiculed
248 8 | nor in life be so busy as~to have no leisure.~ Suppose
249 8 | to be released from it, as~soon as he shall choose.~
250 8 | released from it, as~soon as he shall choose.~ To my
251 8 | of my neighbour is just as~indifferent as his poor
252 8 | neighbour is just as~indifferent as his poor breath and flesh.
253 8 | extended in a right~line, and as it were is divided when
254 9 | guilty of impiety inasmuch as he acts unjustly~by deceiving;
255 9 | unintentionally, inasmuch as he~is at variance with the
256 9 | universal nature, and inasmuch as he~disturbs the order by
257 9 | he who pursues pleasure as good, and avoids pain as
258 9 | as good, and avoids pain as evil, is~guilty of impiety.
259 9 | is the next best voyage, as the saying is. Hast thou
260 9 | pestilence of animals so far as they are animals; but the
261 9 | pestilence of men so far as they are men.~ Do not despise
262 9 | which nature wills. For such as it is to be~young and to
263 9 | death,~but to wait for it as one of the operations of
264 9 | the operations of nature. As thou now~waitest for the
265 9 | have the same principles as~thyself. For this is the
266 9 | have the same principles as ourselves. But now thou~
267 9 | soul is distributed: just~as there is one earth of all
268 9 | moves even more. For so much as it is superior in~comparison
269 9 | degree,~and in such a way as never has been observed
270 9 | unity~in a manner exists, as in the stars. Thus the ascent
271 9 | things of the same kind as reason itself.~ If thou
272 9 | hinders~thee?~ Labour not as one who is wretched, nor
273 9 | who is wretched, nor yet as one who would be~pitied
274 9 | motion and to check thyself, as the social reason requires.~
275 9 | Everything now is just as it was in~the time of those
276 9 | rational social animal, just as his virtue and his vice
277 9 | consideration of thy life, thy life as a child, as a youth, thy~
278 9 | life, thy life as a child, as a youth, thy~manhood, thy
279 9 | life under~thy father; and as thou findest many other
280 9 | faculty is akin to thine.~ As thou thyself art a component
281 9 | nature of a mutiny, just as when in a popular assembly~
282 9 | matters political, and, as they suppose, are~playing
283 9 | illimitable time before~birth as well as the equally boundless
284 9 | time before~birth as well as the equally boundless time
285 9 | source and come~together as in one body, and the part
286 9 | on the nature of~things as before, keeping to this
287 9 | participating in such movements as go on in the poor flesh,
288 9 | putting on solemn looks,~as if they were doing something
289 9 | For she has given to man, as an antidote against~the
290 9 | when thou blamest a man as faithless~or ungrateful,
291 9 | absolutely, nor yet in such way as to have received from thy~
292 9 | to be paid for~it? Just as if the eye demanded a recompense
293 9 | the feet~for walking. For as these members are formed
294 9 | what is~their own; so also as man is formed by nature
295 10| community with gods and men as neither to find fault~with
296 10| nature requires, so far as thou art governed by~nature
297 10| it, if thy nature, so far as thou~art a living being,
298 10| thy nature requires so far as thou~art a living being.
299 10| thyself, if thy~nature, so far as thou art a rational animal,
300 10| either happens in such wise as thou art~formed by nature
301 10| by nature to bear it, or as thou art not formed by nature
302 10| happens to thee in such way as thou art formed~by nature
303 10| not complain, but bear it as thou art~formed by nature
304 10| it happens in such wise as thou~art not formed by nature
305 10| remembering~this, inasmuch as I am a part, I shall be
306 10| that happens. And inasmuch as I am in a manner~intimately
307 10| must flow on~happily, just as thou mayest observe that
308 10| change and constituted so as to perish in various ways.
309 10| even drop the term Nature (as an efficient power), and
310 10| should~speak of these things as natural, even then it would
311 10| to be surprised or~vexed as if something were happening
312 10| to nature, particularly~as the dissolution of things
313 10| yesterday and~the day before, as one may say, from the food
314 10| For to continue to be such as thou hast~hitherto been,
315 10| to abide in them, abide as if thou~wast removed to
316 10| has put off the body, and as he sees that he~must, no
317 10| the~universal nature. But as to what any man shall say
318 10| collected.~ Inquire of thyself as soon as thou wakest from
319 10| Inquire of thyself as soon as thou wakest from sleep,
320 10| blame on others, are such as they~are at bed and at board,
321 10| remains to thee of life. Live as on a~mountain. For it makes
322 10| everywhere in the world as in a state (political~community).
323 10| better than to live thus as men do.~ No longer talk
324 10| that all individual things as to substance are a grain
325 10| are a grain of~a fig, and as to time, the turning of
326 10| dissolution and in change, and as it were putrefaction or~
327 10| so constituted by nature as to die.~ Consider what men
328 10| the~universe, that I love as thou lovest. And is not
329 10| within the walls~of a city as in a shepherd's fold on
330 10| mixed with the poor flesh so as to move together~with it?~
331 10| and~see the power just as we see the power which carries
332 10| consider how all things such as they now are, in time~past
333 10| all those were such dramas as we see now, only with different~
334 10| wilt look at human things as smoke and~nothing at all;
335 10| made these things thy own, as the~stomach which is strengthened
336 10| makes all things its own, as the blazing~fire makes flame
337 10| such.~ What is that which as to this material (our life)
338 10| a man ought to consider as an enjoyment~everything
339 10| them, and in such manner as they are formed by~nature
340 10| are formed by~nature and as they choose. Place before
341 10| carried through all things, as fire~upwards, as a stone
342 10| things, as fire~upwards, as a stone downwards, as a
343 10| upwards, as a stone downwards, as a cylinder down an inclined
344 10| too, are they who cry~out as if they were worthy of credit
345 10| aftertimes. For all such things as these "are produced in the
346 10| in the season~of spring," as the poet says; then the
347 10| and~pursuest all things as if they would be eternal.
348 10| respect to all food just as the mill with respect to
349 10| and on the other hand not as if thou wast torn away;
350 10| thou wast torn away; but~as when a man dies a quiet
351 10| union? Well, I am separated as from kinsmen, not~however
352 10| nature.~ Accustom thyself as much as possible on the
353 10| Accustom thyself as much as possible on the occasion
354 11| itself, and makes itself such as it chooses; the fruit which~
355 11| of life may be fixed. Not as in a dance and in a~play
356 11| sounds, and ask thyself as to each, if thou art mastered
357 11| not from mere obstinacy, as with the~Christians, but
358 11| were brought on the stage as means of reminding~men of
359 11| from these writers.~ But as to the middle comedy which
360 11| suited for philosophising as this in which thou now~happenest
361 11| whole social community. Now as~to a branch, another cuts
362 11| the same mind with it.~ As those who try to stand in
363 11| weakness, to be vexed at~them, as well as to be diverted from
364 11| be vexed at~them, as well as to be diverted from thy
365 11| not reproachfully, nor yet as making a~display of my endurance,
366 11| written on the forehead. Such as a man's~character is, he
367 11| shows it in his eyes, just as he who is~beloved forthwith
368 11| strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him
369 11| that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must~smell
370 11| there~is no mistaking.~ As to living in the best way,
371 11| judgements about~them, and, as we may say, write them in
372 11| made to be set over them, as a ram over the~flock or
373 11| of~opinions they are; and as to their acts, consider
374 11| involuntarily and in ignorance. For as every soul is unwillingly~
375 11| thy judgement about an act as if it were~something grievous,
376 11| disposition towards him, and if, as opportunity offers, thou
377 11| that even~bees do not do as he does, nor any animals
378 11| rancour in thy soul; and not as if thou wert lecturing him,
379 11| Remember these nine rules, as if thou hadst received them
380 11| thou hadst received them as a~gift from the Muses, and
381 11| mildness and gentleness, as they are~more agreeable
382 11| nearer to~strength: and as the sense of pain is a characteristic
383 11| object ought to be. For as~there is not the same opinion
384 11| value of the object; and as to sensual desire, he should
385 11| altogether~keep away from it; and as to avoidance (aversion)
386 12| things which happen daily as if they~were something unexpected,
387 12| first two are~thine, so far as it is thy duty to take care
388 12| which he would not express as soon as he~conceived it,
389 12| would not express as soon as he~conceived it, he could
390 12| very good men, and men who, as we may say, have had most~
391 12| the various affects, and as it were~pull thee by the
392 12| nature fixes, sometimes as in old age the~peculiar
393 12| inconsiderately or otherwise than~as justice herself would act;
394 12| the aether,~consider that as often as thou shouldst be
395 12| consider that as often as thou shouldst be raised
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