The gods who are immortal are not vexed because during so long a time they must tolerate continually men such as they are and so many of them bad; and besides this, they also take care of them in all ways.
From his personal reflections, observing the gods' enduring patience and care for humanity despite its flaws.
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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!
But it is inconsistent with honoring reason and God to be troubled because by death a man will be deprived of the other things.
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 if it is easy to set little value on all these things, turn to that which remains, which is to follow reason and God.
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