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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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1 1 | credit to what was said by miracle-workers and jugglers 2 1 | those who have~offended me by words, or done me wrong, 3 1 | without being either humbled by~them or letting them pass 4 1 | was most~highly venerated by those who associated with 5 1 | not about the word, or by some other fit~suggestion.~ 6 1 | neglect of duties required by our relation~to those with 7 1 | those with whom we live, by alleging urgent occupations.~ 8 1 | believe that I am loved by my friends; and in him I 9 1 | and not to be led aside by~anything; and cheerfulness 10 1 | think that he was despised by Maximus, or ever~venture 11 1 | failed to accompany him, by reason of any urgent circumstances, 12 1 | gods, nor did he court men by gifts or by trying to~please 13 1 | he court men by gifts or by trying to~please them, or 14 1 | trying to~please them, or by flattering the populace; 15 1 | nor yet was he easily~led by them. He was also easy in 16 1 | reputation which~is got by a man's acts. He did not 17 1 | a brother, who was~able by his moral character to rouse 18 1 | the same time, pleased me by his respect and affection;~ 19 1 | remedies have been~shown to me by dreams, both others, and 20 2 | TWO~ ~ BEGIN the morning by saying to thyself, I shall 21 2 | these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance 22 2 | I can neither be injured by any of them, for no one~ 23 2 | slave, no longer be pulled by the strings like~a puppet 24 2 | things which are ordered by Providence. From~thence 25 2 | universe is preserved, as by the changes of the elements 26 2 | changes of the elements so by the~changes of things compounded 27 2 | wearied~themselves in life by their activity, and yet 28 2 | anger. For he who is excited by anger seems to turn away 29 2 | desire, being overpowered by pleasure, seems to be in 30 2 | but the other~is moved by his own impulse to do wrong, 31 2 | towards doing~something by desire.~ Since it is possible 32 2 | bait of pleasure or terrify by pain, or are noised abroad 33 2 | pain, or are noised abroad by vapoury~fame; how worthless, 34 2 | looks at it~in itself, and by the abstractive power of 35 2 | comes near to the deity, and by what part of him, and when~ 36 2 | the poet says,~and seeks by conjecture what is in the 37 2 | men should be dear to us by reason of kinship; and sometimes 38 2 | manner, they move our pity by reason of men's ignorance 39 2 | opinion. For what was said by the Cynic Monimus~is manifest: 40 2 | itself when it is overpowered by pleasure or by pain. Fourthly, 41 2 | overpowered by pleasure or by pain. Fourthly, when~it 42 3 | things which are formed by~nature, help to adorn them, 43 3 | one of those which~follow by way of consequence which 44 3 | painters and sculptors show by imitation; and in an old 45 3 | thou wilt cease to be held by~pains and pleasures, and 46 3 | makes the man~uncontaminated by pleasure, unharmed by any 47 3 | uncontaminated by pleasure, unharmed by any pain, untouched by any~ 48 3 | unharmed by any pain, untouched by any~insult, feeling no wrong, 49 3 | who~cannot be overpowered by any passion, dyed deep with 50 3 | home and from home, both by night~and by day, and what 51 3 | home, both by night~and by day, and what they are, 52 3 | erect, not be~kept erect by others.~ If thou findest 53 3 | thou makest the inquiry by a sure method.~ Never value 54 3 | even this only continued by a~succession of poor human 55 3 | many things are signified by the words stealing,~sowing, 56 3 | for~this is not effected by the eyes, but by another 57 3 | effected by the eyes, but by another kind of vision.~ 58 3 | the~impressions of forms by means of appearances belongs 59 3 | to~animals; to be pulled by the strings of desire belongs 60 3 | his breast, nor disturb it by a crowd of images, but~to 61 4 | hold of what falls into it, by~which a small light would 62 4 | consumes it, and rises higher by means of this very material.~ 63 4 | within him such thoughts that by looking into them he is~ 64 4 | or remember the arguments by which it has been proved 65 4 | these things should be done by such persons, it~is a matter 66 4 | fig-tree to have juice. But by all means bear this in~mind, 67 4 | and as if it were done by one who~assigns to each 68 4 | into its seminal~principle by transmutation.~ Many grains 69 4 | nor better is a thing made by being praised. I affirm~ 70 4 | which are called beautiful by the vulgar,~for example, 71 4 | it is praised, or spoiled by being blamed? Is~such a 72 4 | and assume a fiery nature by being received~into the 73 4 | animals which are daily eaten~by us and the other animals. 74 4 | this earth receives them by reason of the changes of~ 75 4 | turn to profit the present by the aid of reason~and justice. 76 4 | not, he says, and I~abide by reason.- And I do not get 77 4 | my~learning, and I abide by my reason.~ Love the art, 78 4 | that all things take place by change, and~accustom thyself 79 4 | suspicion of being hurt by external things,~nor kindly 80 4 | from~pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing 81 4 | freedom, and~everything else, by the presence of which man' 82 5 | thee; and be not diverted by the blame which follows 83 5 | follows from any~people nor by their words, but if a thing 84 5 | I~am not formed for them by nature. Show those qualities 85 5 | being~defectively furnished by nature to murmur, and to 86 5 | restless in thy mind? No,~by the gods: but thou mightest 87 5 | for even they are misled~by a certain show of reason. 88 5 | judges to be good, be judged by thee to be of the same kind 89 5 | to that which~is directed by it. For two reasons then 90 5 | applicable that which was said by the comic writer. Thus even 91 5 | me then will be reduced by~change into some part of 92 5 | and so on for ever. And by consequence~of such a change 93 5 | signifies that they~proceed by the right road.~ None of 94 5 | mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then 95 5 | man which he is not formed by nature to bear.~The same 96 5 | and thy life is directed by this.~ That which does no 97 5 | the~state is not harmed by this, neither am I harmed. 98 5 | rapidity with which things pass by and disappear,~both the 99 5 | and of that which is fixed by~destiny, and how small a 100 5 | and governs be undisturbed by~the movements in the flesh, 101 5 | affects rise up to the mind~by virtue of that other sympathy 102 5 | then, and thou hast~reason: by thy rational faculty stir 103 5 | substance~and through all time by fixed periods (revolutions) 104 5 | happiness, if thou~canst go by the right way, and think 105 5 | being, not to be hindered by~another; and to hold good 106 5 | carried along inconsiderately by the appearance of things,~ 107 6 | nor is anything~harmed by it. But all things are made 108 6 | the acts of life, this act by~which we die: it is sufficient 109 6 | thou hast been compelled by circumstances to be disturbed 110 6 | mastery over~the harmony by continually recurring to 111 6 | strip them of all the words by which they are~exalted. 112 6 | which are held together by~cohesion or natural organization, 113 6 | those which are admired by men who are a little~more 114 6 | which are held together~by a living principle, as flocks, 115 6 | Those which are admired by~men who are still more instructed 116 6 | which are held~together by a rational soul, not however 117 6 | of the things which hurry by on which a~man would set 118 6 | of the sparrows which fly by, but it has already~passed 119 6 | receiving of impressions by the appearances of things, 120 6 | things, nor being moved~by desires as puppets by strings, 121 6 | moved~by desires as puppets by strings, nor assembling 122 6 | herds, nor being~nourished by food; for this is just like 123 6 | have that which is valued by~thee. Of necessity a man 124 6 | more divine,~and advancing by a way hardly observed it 125 6 | to be themselves~praised by posterity, by those whom 126 6 | themselves~praised by posterity, by those whom they have never 127 6 | difficult to be accomplished by thyself, do not~think that 128 6 | that this can be attained~by thyself too.~ In the gymnastic 129 6 | thee with his~nails, and by dashing against thy head 130 6 | change; for I seek the truth by which no~man was ever injured. 131 6 | Macedonian and his groom by death were brought to~the 132 6 | requiring to relieve himself by any evacuations except at 133 6 | pleasures have been enjoyed by robbers, patricides,~tyrants.~ 134 6 | either directly proceeding or by way of sequence. And~accordingly 135 6 | after another, and this is by~virtue of the active movement 136 6 | which are held together by nature there is within and 137 6 | the things which happen by way of sequence in this 138 6 | sacrifice nor pray nor~swear by them nor do anything else 139 6 | way. If however any man~by using force stands in thy 140 6 | carefully to what is said by another, and~as much as 141 6 | bitter, and to those bitten by mad~dogs water causes fear; 142 6 | poison in him who~is bitten by a mad dog?~ No man will 143 6 | and for~what objects, and by what kind of acts? How soon 144 7 | little mice, puppets pulled by strings-~all alike. It is 145 7 | work as an instrument given by the universal~nature. But 146 7 | good. For whatsoever~either by myself or with another I 147 7 | many after being celebrated by fame have been given up 148 7 | faculty itself will not by its~own opinion turn itself 149 7 | Go away, I entreat thee by~the gods, as thou didst 150 7 | bodies are carried, being by their nature united with 151 7 | the~forgetfulness of thee by all.~ It is peculiar to 152 7 | the wrong which~is done by a man stay there where the 153 7 | maintains its own~tranquility by retiring into itself, and 154 7 | the parts which are harmed by pain, let them, if~they 155 7 | before are soon covered by those which come after.~ 156 7 | be regulated and composed by itself.~ ~ It is not right 157 7 | him, or has been placed by a~commander, there in my 158 7 | we are~able to get profit by means of the activity which 159 7 | acts which must be done by thee. But every~being ought 160 7 | to be overpowered either by the~motion of the senses 161 7 | itself to be~overpowered by the others. And with good 162 7 | reason, for it is formed by~nature to use all of them. 163 7 | and those who are moved by them? And why art thou~not 164 7 | the mind shows in the face by~maintaining in it the expression 165 7 | and the being scorched by heat, and the having no~ 166 7 | to be recognised~as such by no one. Always bear this 167 7 | receiving what is~useful by doing it to others.~ The 168 7 | everything that takes place comes by way of consequence or continuity;~ 169 7 | own movement are governed by no rational~principle. If 170 8 | everything that is assigned to it by the common nature.~For of 171 8 | equal in all respects,~but by taking all the parts together 172 8 | Wipe out thy imaginations by often saying to thyself: 173 8 | be hindered.- Well, but by acquiescing~in the hindrance 174 8 | acquiescing~in the hindrance and by being content to transfer 175 8 | unity- for thou wast made~by nature a part, but now thou 176 8 | But consider the~kindness by which he has distinguished 177 8 | Do not disturb thyself by thinking of the whole of 178 8 | Panthea or Pergamus now sit by the tomb of Verus? Does 179 8 | Chaurias~or Diotimus sit by the tomb of Hadrian? That 180 8 | nothing which may not be borne by thee.~ If thou art pained 181 8 | thee.~ If thou art pained by any external thing, it is 182 8 | judgement about anything aided by~reason and deliberately? 183 8 | Thus then~always abide by the first appearances, and 184 8 | For thou wilt be ridiculed by a man who~is acquainted 185 8 | thou wouldst be ridiculed by a carpenter~and shoemaker 186 8 | instance, if a man should stand by a limpid~pure spring, and 187 8 | fountain and not a~mere well? By forming thyself hourly to 188 8 | thou wish to be praised by a man who curses himself 189 9 | inasmuch as he acts unjustly~by deceiving; and he also who 190 9 | as he~disturbs the order by fighting against the nature 191 9 | those who come~after them by virtue of a certain original 192 9 | best reconciled to death by~observing the objects from 193 9 | earthy nature, and~we see by one light, and breathe one 194 9 | they are caught and~held by it, for their nature is 195 9 | If thou art able, correct by teaching those who do wrong; 196 9 | outside of us, themselves by themselves, neither~knowing 197 9 | popular assembly~a man acting by himself stands apart from 198 9 | which it is constituted by~nature to do. But enough 199 9 | disposed towards them,~for by nature they are friends. 200 9 | too aid them in all ways,~by dreams, by signs, towards 201 9 | in all ways,~by dreams, by signs, towards the attainment 202 9 | and everything else comes by way of sequence in~a manner; 203 9 | not thou~also be governed by it.~ Soon will the earth 204 9 | consider, too, the life lived by others in~olden time, and 205 9 | justice in the~things done by virtue of the internal cause, 206 9 | for thyself ample space by comprehending the whole~ 207 9 | universe in thy mind, and by contemplating the eternity 208 9 | think that they do harm by their blame or good by their 209 9 | harm by their blame or good by their praise,~what an idea!~ 210 9 | doing and on the instrument by which thou~doest it.~ When 211 9 | possible for thee to correct by teaching~the man who is 212 9 | irritated~has done anything by which thy mind could be 213 9 | thou hadst means given~thee by thy reason to suppose that 214 9 | particular purpose,~and by working according to their 215 9 | so also as man is formed by nature to acts of~benevolence, 216 10| all, nor to be condemned by them?~ Observe what thy 217 10| far as thou art governed by~nature only: then do it 218 10| shall not be made worse by it.~ And next thou must 219 10| shall not be made~worse by it. But the rational animal 220 10| wise as thou art~formed by nature to bear it, or as 221 10| or as thou art not formed by nature to~bear it. If, then, 222 10| such way as thou art formed~by nature to bear it, do not 223 10| bear it as thou art~formed by nature to bear it. But if 224 10| wise as thou~art not formed by nature to bear it, do not 225 10| however, that thou art~formed by nature to bear everything, 226 10| endurable and tolerable, by~thinking that it is either 227 10| whole which~is governed by nature; next, I am in a 228 10| cannot be compelled~even by any external cause to generate 229 10| anything harmful to itself.~By remembering, then, that 230 10| certain periods~is consumed by fire or renewed by eternal 231 10| consumed by fire or renewed by eternal changes. And do 232 10| which are assigned to thee by the common nature; and that~ 233 10| without desiring~to be called by these names by others, thou 234 10| be called by these names by others, thou wilt be another 235 10| course through the law, and by~accomplishing the straight 236 10| if thou seest clear, go by this way~content, without 237 10| their most valuable~part, by means of which there is 238 10| everything is so constituted by nature as to die.~ Consider 239 10| things which are appointed by him who rules all~things, 240 10| reputation, and the like. For by attending to this thou wilt 241 10| has viewed carefully and by~examination into their nature 242 10| cylinder to move everywhere by its own motion, nor yet 243 10| anything else which is governed by nature or an~irrational 244 10| manner as they are formed by~nature and as they choose. 245 10| and more worthy of praise by~making a right use of these 246 10| To him who is penetrated by true principles even the 247 10| that there shall not be by him when~he is dying some 248 10| depart more contentedly~by reflecting thus: I am going 249 10| get some~little advantage by it. Why then should a man 250 10| occasion of anything~being done by any person to inquire with 251 11| understanding at all, has seen by~virtue of the uniformity 252 11| each, if thou art mastered by~this; for thou wilt be prevented 253 11| for thou wilt be prevented by shame from confessing it: 254 11| their several parts, and by this division to come~to 255 11| accomplished well~except by general principles, some 256 11| some things are said well by the dramatic~writers, of 257 11| magisterial~freedom of speech, and by its very plainness of speaking 258 11| good~things are said even by these writers, everybody 259 11| another cuts it off, but a man by his own act separates~himself 260 11| alienated from~him who is by nature a kinsman and a friend.~ 261 11| down, but is illuminated by light, by which it~sees 262 11| is illuminated by light, by which it~sees the truth, 263 11| and a man ought to be seen by the gods neither~dissatisfied 264 11| It will soon show itself by acts. The~voice ought to 265 11| take~away these opinions? By reflecting that no wrongful 266 11| more pain is brought on us by the anger~and vexation caused 267 11| anger~and vexation caused by such acts than by the acts 268 11| caused by such acts than by the acts themselves, at 269 11| child: we are~constituted by nature for something else: 270 11| him with~gentle tact and by general principles that 271 11| animals which are formed by~nature to be gregarious. 272 11| anger, that to be moved by~passion is not manly, but 273 11| mingled in thee,~though by nature they have an upward 274 11| or other are considered by the majority to be good, 275 11| the opinions of the many by the name of~Lamiae, bugbears 276 11| because I would not perish by the worst of all ends,~that 277 12| which thou wishest to arrive by a circuitous~road, thou 278 12| will~not trouble himself by looking after raiment and 279 12| breath (life), which is by nature~associated with the 280 12| fate can live pure~and free by itself, doing what is just 281 12| which are attached to it by the impressions of~sense, 282 12| be~when he is overtaken by death; and consider the 283 12| how no man is hindered by another; that everything 284 12| appearance, and resolve it by dividing it into the formal, 285 12| and as it were~pull thee by the strings. What is there 286 12| For all things are formed by nature to change~and be 287 12| always the universal nature, by the change~of whose parts 288 12| For thus too he is moved by the deity who is moved in 289 12| consider that it happens either by chance or~according to Providence, 290 12| have been most conspicuous by the~greatest fame or misfortunes


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