Marcus Aurelius: “How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of…”

All that is from the gods is full of providence.

He took a reasonable care of his body's health, not as one who was greatly attached to life, nor out of regard to personal appearance, nor yet in a careless way, but so that through his own attention he very seldom stood in need of the…

It is the same whether we examine these things for a hundred years or three.

Besides this, he honored those who were true philosophers, and he did not reproach those who pretended to be philosophers, nor yet was he easily led by them.