Think of the universal substance, of which thou hast a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and indivisible interval has been assigned to thee; and of that which is fixed by destiny, and how small a part of it thou art.
Marcus Aurelius encourages reflection on one's minuscule place within the vastness of universal substance, time, and destiny.
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All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil.
He was also easy in conversation, and he made himself agreeable without any offensive affectation.
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…
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