Marcus Aurelius: “Near is thy forgetfulness of all things; and near the forgetfulness of thee by all.”

The safety of life is this, to examine everything all through, what it is itself, that is its material, what the formal part; with all thy soul to do justice and to say the truth.

There is one intelligent soul, though it seems to be divided.

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.

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