In everything which happens keep before thy eyes those to whom the same things happened, and how they were vexed, and treated them as strange things, and found fault with them: and now where are they?
In his private journal, Marcus Aurelius reflects on the transient nature of human reactions to events and the ultimate fate of those who were vexed.
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Whatever this is that I am, it is a little flesh and breath, and the ruling part.
Always run to the short way; and the short way is the natural: accordingly say and do everything in conformity with the soundest reason.
Labor not unwillingly, nor without regard to the common interest, nor without due consideration, nor with distraction; nor let studied ornament set off thy thoughts, and be not either a man of many words, or busy about too many things.
But if there is a providence which allows itself to be propitiated, make thyself worthy of the help of the divinity.
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