Marcus Aurelius: “This, in my opinion: to move thyself and to restrain thyself in conformity to thy proper constitution, to which end both…”

And the things which conduce in any way to the commodity of life, and of which fortune gives an abundant supply, he used without arrogance and without excusing himself; so that when he had them, he enjoyed them without affectation, and…

He was also easy in conversation, and he made himself agreeable without any offensive affectation.

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.

From thence all things flow; and there is besides necessity, and that which is for the advantage of the whole universe, of which thou art a part.