But men co-operate after different fashions: and even those co-operate abundantly, who find fault with what happens and those who try to oppose it and to hinder it; for the universe had need even of such men as these.
In his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius observes that even those who resist or find fault contribute to the overall workings of the universe.
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But if it is easy to set little value on all these things, turn to that which remains, which is to follow reason and God.
But intellect in a peculiar manner tends to that which is of the same kin, and combines with it, and the feeling for communion is not interrupted.
Reflecting on all this, consider nothing to be great, except to act as thy nature leads thee, and to endure that which the common nature brings.
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