As to the animals which have no reason, and generally all things and objects, do thou, since thou hast reason and they have none, make use of them with a generous and liberal spirit.
Marcus Aurelius advises on the proper use of non-rational things and objects, emphasizing a generous and liberal spirit.
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But everything else, whether it is in the power of thy will or not, is only lifeless ashes and smoke.
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.
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.
But it is inconsistent with honoring reason and God to be troubled because by death a man will be deprived of the other things.
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