Marcus Aurelius: “Keep thyself then simple, good, pure, serious, free from affectation, a friend of justice, a worshipper of the gods…”

All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil.

One is that things do not touch the soul, for they are external and remain immovable; but our perturbations come only from the opinion which is within.

All that is from the gods is full of providence.

Throw away thy books; no longer distract thyself: it is not allowed; but as if thou wast now dying, despise the flesh; it is blood and bones and network, a contexture of nerves, veins, and arteries.