Marcus Aurelius: “Consider whether thou shouldst not rather blame thyself, because thou didst not expect such a man to err in such a way.”

What remains, except to enjoy life by joining one good thing to another so as not to leave even the smallest intervals between?

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.

And how small a part of the whole substance; and how small a part of the universal soul; and on what a small clod of the whole earth thou creepest!

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.