Marcus Aurelius: “Dost thou wish to be praised by a man who curses himself thrice every hour? wouldst thou wish to please a man who does…”

But it is inconsistent with honoring reason and God to be troubled because by death a man will be deprived of the other things.

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.

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