Marcus Aurelius: “Is it not then strange that thy intelligent part only should be disobedient and discontented with its own place?”

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

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.

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.

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.