,,works ,,of  ,,marcus ,,aurelius       
,,antoninus   ,compiled by ,david       
,widger     ,,contents    ,,meditations 
,,thoughts ,,of ,,marcus ,,aurelius     
,,meditations ,,of ,,marcus ,,aurelius  
,,tables ,,of ,,contents ,,of ,,volumes 
,,meditations ,by ,marcus ,aurelius     
,,marcus ,,aurelius ,,antoninus ,,the   
,,roman ,,emperor   ,,books             
,,introduction ,,his ,,first ,,book     
,,the ,,second ,,book ,,the ,,third     
,,book ,,the ,,fourth ,,book ,,the      
,,fifth ,,book ,,the ,,sixth ,,book     
,,the ,,seventh ,,book ,,the ,,eighth   
,,book ,,the ,,ninth ,,book ,,the       
,,tenth ,,book ,,the ,,eleventh ,,book  
,,the ,,twelfth ,,book ,,appendix       
,,notes ,,glossary ,,paragraphs ,,with  
,,first ,,lines ,,his ,,first ,,book ,i4
 ,of my grandfather ,verus ,i have      
learned to be gentle and meek1 and to   
,,ii4 ,of him that brought me up1 not to
 be fondly addicted to either of ,,iii4 
,of ,diognetus1 not to busy myself about
 vain things1 and not easily ,,iv4 ,to  

,rusticus ,i am beholding1 that ,i first
 entered into the conceit ,v4 ,from     
,apollonius1 true liberty1 and          
unvariable steadfastness1 and not ,,vi4 
,of ,sextus1 mildness and the pattern of
 a family governed with ,,vii4 ,from    
,alexander the ,grammarian1 to be       
un-reprovable myself1 and not ,,viii4   
,of ,fronto1 to how much envy and fraud 
and hypocrisy the state of a ,,ix4 ,of  
,alexander the ,platonic1 not often nor 
without great necessity to ,x4 ,of      
,catulus1 not to contemn any friend's   
expostulation1 though unjust1 ,,xi4     
,from my brother ,severus1 to be kind   
and loving to all them of my ,,xii4     
,from ,claudius ,maximus1 in all things 
to endeavour to have power ,,xiii4 ,in  
my father1 ,i observed his meekness2 his
 constancy without ,,xiv4 ,from the gods
 ,i received that ,i had good           
grandfathers1 and parents1 ,,xv4 ,in the
 country of the ,quadi at ,granua1      
these4 ,betimes in the morning ,,xvi4   
,whatsoever ,i am1 is either flesh1 or  

life1 or that which we ,,xvii4          
,whatsoever proceeds from the gods      
immediately1 that any man will ,,the    
,,second ,,book ,i4 ,remember how long  
thou hast already put off these things1 
and how ,,ii4 ,let it be thy earnest and
 incessant care as a ,roman and a man to
 ,,iii4 ,do1 soul1 do2 abuse and contemn
 thyself2 yet a while and the time ,,iv4
 ,why should any of these things that   
happen externally1 so much ,v4 ,for not 
observing the state of another man's    
soul1 scarce was ever ,,vi4 ,these      
things thou must always have in mind3   
,what is the nature ,,vii4              
,theophrastus1 where he compares sin    
with sin 7as after a vulgar ,,viii4     
,whatsoever thou dost affect1 whatsoever
 thou dost project1 so do1 ,,ix4        
,consider how quickly all things are    
dissolved and resolved3 the ,x4 ,it is  
the part of a man endowed with a good   
understanding faculty1 to ,,xi4         
,consider with thyself how man1 and by  
what part of his1 is joined ,,xii4 ,if  

thou shouldst live three thousand1 or as
 many as ten thousands ,,xiii4 ,remember
 that all is but opinion and conceit1   
for those things ,,xiv4 ,a man's soul   
doth wrong and disrespect itself first  
and especially1 ,,xv4 ,the time of a    
man's life is as a point2 the substance 
of it ever ,,the ,,third ,,book ,i4 ,a  
man must not only consider how daily his
 life wasteth and ,,ii4 ,this also thou 
must observe1 that whatsoever it is that
 naturally ,,iii4 ,hippocrates having   
cured many sicknesses1 fell sick himself
 and ,,iv4 ,spend not the remnant of thy
 days in thoughts and fancies concerning
 ,v4 ,do nothing against thy will1 nor  
contrary to the community1 nor ,,vi4 ,to
 be cheerful1 and to stand in no need1  
either of other men's help ,,vii4 ,if   
thou shalt find anything in this mortal 
life better than ,,viii4 ,never esteem  
of anything as profitable1 which shall  
ever constrain ,,ix4 ,in the mind that  
is once truly disciplined and purged1   
thou canst ,x4 ,use thine opinative     

faculty with all honour and respect1 for
 in ,,xi4 ,to these ever-present helps  
and mementoes1 let one more be added1   
,,xii4 ,what is this1 that now my fancy 
is set upon8 of what things doth ,,xiii4
 ,if thou shalt intend that which is    
present1 following the rule of ,,xiv4   
,as physicians and chirurgeons have     
always their instruments ready ,,xv4 ,be
 not deceived2 for thou shalt never live
 to read thy moral ,,xvi4 ,to steal1 to 
sow1 to buy1 to be at rest1 to see what 
is to be done ,,xvii4 ,to be capable of 
fancies and imaginations1 is common to  
man and ,,the ,,fourth ,,book ,i4 ,that 
inward mistress part of man if it be in 
its own true natural ,,ii4 ,let nothing 
be done rashly1 and at random1 but all  
things according ,,iii4 ,they seek for  
themselves private retiring ,,iv4 ,if to
 understand and to be reasonable be     
common unto all men1 then ,v4 ,as       
generation is1 so also death1 a secret  
of nature's wisdom3 a ,,vi4 ,such and   
such things1 from such and such causes1 

must of necessity ,,vii4 ,let opinion be
 taken away1 and no man will think      
himself wronged4 ,,viii4 ,whatsoever    
doth happen in the world1 doth happen   
justly1 and so if ,,ix4 ,conceit no such
 things1 as he that wrongeth thee       
conceiveth1 ,x4 ,these two rules1 thou  
must have always in a readiness4 ,first1
 do ,,xi4 ,hast thou reason8 ,i have4   
,why then makest thou not use of it8    
,for if ,,xii4 ,as a part hitherto thou 
hast had a particular subsistence3 and  
now ,,xiii4 ,within ten days1 if so     
happen1 thou shalt be esteemed a god of 
,,xiv4 ,not as though thou hadst        
thousands of years to live4 ,death hangs
 ,,xv4 ,now much time and leisure doth  
he gain1 who is not curious to know     
,,xvi4 ,he who is greedy of credit and  
reputation after his death1 doth ,,xvii4
 ,if so be that the souls remain after  
death 7say they that will not ,,xviii4  
,not to wander out of the way1 but upon 
every motion and desire1 ,,xix4         
,whatsoever is expedient unto thee1 ,o  

,world1 is expedient unto me2 ,,xx4     
,they will say commonly1 ,meddle not    
with many things1 if thou wilt ,,xxi4   
,try also how a good man's life2 7of    
one1 who is well pleased with ,,xxii4   
,either this world is a kosmoz or comely
 piece1 because all ,,xxiii4 ,a black or
 malign disposition1 an effeminate      
disposition2 an ,,xxiv4 ,he is a true   
fugitive1 that flies from reason1 by    
which men are ,,xxv4 ,there is1 who     
without so much as a coat2 and there is1
 who without ,,xxvi4 ,what art and      
profession soever thou hast learned1    
endeavour to ,,xxvii4 ,consider in my   
mind1 for example's sake1 the times of  
,vespasian3 ,,xxviii4 ,those words which
 once were common and ordinary1 are now 
become ,,xxix4 ,whatsoever is now       
present1 and from day to day hath its   
existence2 ,,xxx4 ,thou art now ready to
 die1 and yet hast thou not attained to 
,,xxxi4 ,behold and observe1 what is the
 state of their rational part2 and      
,,xxxii4 ,in another man's mind and     

understanding thy evil ,cannot subsist1 
,,xxxiii4 ,ever consider and think upon 
the world as being but one living       
,,xxxiv4 ,what art thou1 that better and
 divine part excepted1 but as ,,xxxv4   
,to suffer change can be no hurt2 as no 
benefit it is1 by change to ,,xxxvi4    
,whatsoever doth happen in the world1   
is1 in the course of nature1 ,,xxxvii4  
,let that of ,heraclitus never be out of
 thy mind1 that the death ,,xxxviii4    
,even as if any of the gods should tell 
thee1 ,thou shalt ,,xxxix4 ,let it be   
thy perpetual meditation1 how many      
physicians who ,,xl4 ,thou must be like 
a promontory of the sea1 against which  
though ,,xli4 ,oh1 wretched ,i1 to whom 
this mischance is happened6 nay1 happy  
,i1 ,,xlii4 ,it is but an ordinary      
coarse one1 yet it is a good effectual  
,,xliii4 ,let thy course ever be the    
most compendious way4 ,the most ,,the   
,,fifth ,,book ,i4 ,in the morning when 
thou findest thyself unwilling to rise1 
consider ,,ii4 ,how easy a thing is it  

for a man to put off from him all       
turbulent ,,iii4 ,think thyself fit and 
worthy to speak1 or to do anything that 
is ,,iv4 ,i continue my course by       
actions according to nature1 until ,i   
,v4 ,no man can admire thee for thy     
sharp acute language1 such is thy ,,vi4 
,such there be1 who when they have done 
a good turn to any1 are ready ,,vii4    
,the form of the ,athenians' prayer did 
run thus3 ',o rain1 rain1 good ,,viii4  
,as we say commonly1 ,the physician hath
 prescribed unto this man1 ,,ix4 ,be not
 discontented1 be not disheartened1 be  
not out of hope1 if ,x4 ,thou must      
comfort thyself in the expectation of   
thy natural ,,xi4 ,what is the use that 
now at this present ,i make of my soul8 
,thus ,,xii4 ,what those things are in  
themselves1 which by the greatest part  
are ,,xiii4 ,all that ,i consist of1 is 
either form or matter4 ,no corruption   
can ,,xiv4 ,reason1 and rational power1 
are faculties which content themselves  
,,xv4 ,such as thy thoughts and ordinary

 cogitations are1 such will thy ,,xvi4  
,to desire things impossible is the part
 of a mad man4 ,but it is a ,,xvii4     
,after one consideration1 man is nearest
 unto us2 as we are bound ,,xviii4      
,honour that which is chiefest and most 
powerful in the world1 and ,,xix4 ,that 
which doth not hurt the city itself2    
cannot hurt any citizen4 ,,xx4 ,let not 
that chief commanding part of thy soul  
be ever subject to ,,xxi4 ,to live with 
the ,gods4 ,he liveth with the ,gods1   
who at all times ,,xxii4 ,be not angry  
neither with him whose breath1 neither  
with him whose ,,xxiii4 ',where there   
shall neither roarer be1 nor harlot4'   
,why so8 ,as ,,xxiv4 ,that rational     
essence by which the universe is        
governed1 is for ,,xxv4 ,how hast thou  
carried thyself hitherto towards the    
,gods8 towards ,,xxvi4 ,why should      
imprudent unlearned souls trouble that  
which is ,,xxvii4 ,within a very little 
while1 thou wilt be either ashes1 or a  
,,xxviii4 ,thou mayest always speed1 if 

thou wilt but make choice of the ,,xxix4
 ,if this neither be my wicked act1 nor 
an act anyways depending ,,xxx4 ,let    
death surprise rue when it will1 and    
where it will1 ,i may be a ,,the ,,sixth
 ,,book ,i4 ,the matter itself1 of which
 the universe doth consist1 is of itself
 ,,ii4 ,be it all one unto thee1 whether
 half frozen or well warm2 whether      
,,iii4 ,look in1 let not either the     
proper quality1 or the true worth of    
,,iv4 ,all substances come soon to their
 change1 and either they shall ,v4 ,the 
best kind of revenge is1 not to become  
like unto them4 ,,vi4 ,let this be thy  
only joy1 and thy only comfort1 from one
 sociable ,,vii4 ,the rational          
commanding part1 as it alone can stir up
 and turn ,,viii4 ,according to the     
nature of the universe all things       
particular are ,,ix4 ,whensoever by some
 present hard occurrences thou art      
constrained to ,x4 ,if it were that thou
 hadst at one time both a stepmother1   
and ,,xi4 ,how marvellous useful it is  

for a man to represent unto himself     
,,xii4 ,see what ,crates pronounceth    
concerning ,xenocrates himself4 ,,xiii4 
,those things which the common sort of  
people do admire1 are most ,,xiv4 ,some 
things hasten to be1 and others to be no
 more4 ,and even ,,xv4 ,not vegetative  
spiration1 it is not surely 7which      
plants have7 that ,,xvi4 ,under1 above1 
and about1 are the motions of the       
elements2 but ,,xvii4 ,who can choose   
but wonder at them8 ,they will not speak
 well of ,,xviii4 ,do not ever conceive 
anything impossible to man1 which by    
thee ,,xix4 ,suppose that at the        
palestra somebody hath all to-torn thee 
with ,,xx4 ,if anybody shall reprove me1
 and shall make it apparent unto me1    
,,xxi4 ,i for my part will do what      
belongs unto me2 as for other things1   
,,xxii4 ,alexander of ,macedon1 and he  
that dressed his mules1 when once       
,,xxiii ,consider how many different    
things1 whether they concern our ,,xxiv4
 if any should put this question unto   

thee1 how this word ,antoninus ,,xxv4   
,is it not a cruel thing to forbid men  
to affect those things1 which ,,xxvi4   
,death is a cessation from the          
impression of the senses1 the ,,xxvii4  
,if in this kind of life thy body be    
able to hold out1 it is a ,,xxviii4 ,do 
all things as becometh the disciple of  
,antoninus ,pius4 ,,xxix4 ,stir up thy  
mind1 and recall thy wits again from thy
 natural ,,xxx4 ,i consist of body and  
soul4 ,unto my body all things are      
,,xxxi4 ,as long as the foot doth that  
which belongeth unto it to do1 and      
,,xxxii4 ,dost thou not see1 how even   
those that profess mechanic arts1       
,,xxxiii4 ,asia1 ,europe2 what are they1
 but as corners of the whole world2     
,,xxxiv ,he that seeth the things that  
are now1 hath ,seen all that either     
,,xxxv4 ,fit and accommodate thyself to 
that estate and to those ,,xxxvi4 ,what 
things soever are not within the proper 
power and ,,xxxvii4 ,we all work to one 
effect1 some willingly1 and with a      

rational ,,xxxviii4 ,doth either the sun
 take upon him to do that which belongs 
to ,,xxxix4 ,if so be that the ,gods    
have deliberated in particular of those 
,,xl4 ,whatsoever in any kind doth      
happen to any one1 is expedient to the  
,,xli4 ,as the ordinary shows of the    
theatre and of other such places1       
,,xlii4 ,let the several deaths of men  
of all sorts1 and of all sorts of       
,,xliii4 ,when thou wilt comfort and    
cheer thyself1 call to mind the ,,xliv4 
,dost thou grieve that thou dost weigh  
but so many pounds1 and not ,,xlv4 ,let 
us do our best endeavours to persuade   
them2 but however1 if ,,xlvi4 ,the      
ambitious supposeth another man's act1  
praise and applause1 to ,,xlvii4 ,it is 
in thy power absolutely to exclude all  
manner of conceit ,,xlviii4 ,use thyself
 when any man speaks unto thee1 so to   
hearken unto ,,xlix4 ,that which is not 
good for the bee-hive1 cannot be good   
for the ,l4 ,will either passengers1 or 
patients1 find fault and complain1      

either ,,li4 ,how many of them who came 
into the world at the same time when ,i 
,,lii4 ,to them that are sick of the    
jaundice1 honey seems bitter2 and to    
,,liii4 ,no man can hinder thee to live 
as thy nature doth require4 ,nothing    
,,liv4 ,what manner of men they be whom 
they seek to please1 and what to ,,the  
,,seventh ,,book ,i4 ,what is           
wickedness8 ,it is that which many time 
and often thou hast ,,ii4 ,what fear is 
there that thy dogmata1 or philosophical
 resolutions ,,iii4 ,that which most men
 would think themselves most happy for1 
and ,,iv4 ,word after word1 every one by
 itself1 must the things that are ,v4   
,is my reason1 and understanding        
sufficient for this1 or no8 ,if it be   
,,vi4 ,let not things future trouble    
thee4 ,for if necessity so require that 
,,vii4 ,whatsoever is material1 doth    
soon vanish away into the common ,,viii4
 ,to a reasonable creature1 the same    
action is both according ,,ix4 ,straight
 of itself1 not made straight4 ,x4 ,as  

several members in one body united1 so  
are reasonable creatures ,,xi4 ,of      
things that are external1 happen what   
will to that which can ,,xii4           
,whatsoever any man either doth or      
saith1 thou must be good2 not for       
,,xiii4 ,this may ever be my comfort and
 security3 my understanding1 that ,,xiv4
 ,what is rvnf,lovia1 or happiness3 but 
a#go dwv1 or1 a good ,,xv4 ,is any man  
so foolish as to fear change1 to which  
all things that ,,xvi4 ,through the     
substance of the universe1 as through a 
torrent pass ,,xvii4 ,the nature of the 
universe1 of the common substance of all
 things ,,xviii4 ,an angry countenance  
is much against nature1 and it is       
oftentimes ,,xix4 ,whensoever any man   
doth trespass against other1 presently  
consider ,,xx4 ,fancy not to thyself    
things future1 as though they were      
present ,,xxi4 ,wipe off all opinion    
stay the force and violence of          
unreasonable ,,xxii4 ,all things 7saith 
he7 are by certain order and            

appointment4 ,and ,,xxiii4 ,out of      
,plato4 ',he then whose mind is endowed 
with true ,,xxiv4 ,out of ,antisthenes4 
',it is a princely thing to do well1 and
 to be ,,xxv4 ,out of several poets and 
comics4 ',it will but little avail thee1
 ,,xxvi4 ,out of ,plato4 ',my answer1   
full of justice and equity1 should be   
,,xxvii4 ,to look back upon things of   
former ages1 as upon the manifold       
,,xxviii4 ,he hath a stronger body1 and 
is a better wrestler than ,i4 ,what     
,,xxix4 ,where the matter may be        
effected agreeably to that reason1 which
 ,,xxx4 ,look not about upon other men's
 minds and understandings2 but look     
,,xxxi4 ,as one who had lived1 and were 
now to die by right1 whatsoever is      
,,xxxii4 ,thou must use thyself also to 
keep thy body fixed and steady2         
,,xxxiii4 ,the art of true living in    
this world is more like a wrestler's1   
,,xxxiv4 ,thou must continually ponder  
and consider with thyself1 what ,,xxxv4 
,what pain soever thou art in1 let this 

presently come to thy mind1 ,,xxxvi4    
,take heed lest at any time thou stand  
so affected1 though towards ,,xxxvii4   
,how know we whether ,socrates were so  
eminent indeed1 and of so ,,xxxviii4    
,for it is a thing very possible1 that a
 man should be a very ,,xxxix4 ,free    
from all compulsion in all cheerfulness 
and alacrity thou ,,xl4 ,then hath a man
 attained to the estate of perfection in
 his life and ,,xli4 ,can the ,gods1 who
 are immortal1 for the continuance of so
 many ages ,,xlii4 ,what object soever1 
our reasonable and sociable faculty doth
 meet ,,xliii4 ,when thou hast done     
well1 and another is benefited by thy   
action1 ,,xliv4 ,the nature of the      
universe did once certainly before it   
was ,,the ,,eighth ,,book ,i4 ,this     
also1 among other things1 may serve to  
keep thee from vainglory2 ,,ii4 ,upon   
every action that thou art about1 put   
this question to thyself2 ,,iii4        
,alexander1 ,caius1 ,pompeius2 what are 
these to ,diogenes1 ,heraclitus1 ,,iv4  

,what they have done1 they will still   
do1 although thou shouldst hang ,v4     
,that which the nature of the universe  
doth busy herself about1 is2 ,,vi4      
,every particular nature hath content1  
when in its own proper course ,,vii4    
,thou hast no time nor opportunity to   
read4 ,what then8 ,hast thou ,,viii4    
,forbear henceforth to complain of the  
trouble of a courtly life1 ,,ix4        
,repentance is an inward and            
self-reprehension for the neglect or ,x4
 ,this1 what is it in itself1 and by    
itself1 according to its proper ,,xi4   
,when thou art hard to be stirred up and
 awaked out of thy sleep1 ,,xii4 ,as    
every fancy and imagination presents    
itself unto thee1 consider ,,xiii4 ,at  
thy first encounter with any one1 say   
presently to thyself3 ,,xiv4 ,remember1 
that to change thy mind upon occasion1  
and to follow him ,,xv4 ,if it were     
thine act and in thine own power1       
wouldest thou do ,,xvi4 ,whatsoever     
dieth and falleth1 however and          

wheresoever it die ,,xvii4 ,whatsoever  
is1 was made for something3 as a horse1 
a vine4 ,why ,,xviii4 ,nature hath its  
end as well in the end and final        
consummation of ,,xix4 ,as one that     
tosseth up a ball4 ,and what is a ball  
the better1 if ,,xx4 ,that which must be
 the subject of thy consideration1 is   
either the ,,xxi4 ,most justly have     
these things happened unto thee3 why    
dost not ,,xxii4 ,shall ,i do it8 ,i    
will2 so the end of my action be to do  
good unto ,,xxiii4 ,by one action judge 
of the rest3 this bathing which usually 
takes ,,xxiv4 ,lucilla buried ,verus2   
then was ,lucilla herself buried by     
others4 ,,xxv4 ,the true joy of a man1  
is to do that which properly belongs    
unto a ,,xxvi4 ,if pain be an evil1     
either it is in regard of the body2 7and
 that ,,xxvii4 ,wipe off all idle       
fancies1 and say unto thyself           
incessantly2 ,now ,,xxviii4 ,whether    
thou speak in the ,senate or whether    
thou speak to any ,,xxix4 ,augustus his 

court2 his wife1 his daughter1 his      
nephews1 his ,,xxx4 ,contract thy whole 
life to the measure and proportion of   
one single ,,xxxi4 ,receive temporal    
blessings without ostentation1 when they
 are sent ,,xxxii4 ,if ever thou sawest 
either a hand1 or a foot1 or a head     
lying by ,,xxxiii4 ,as almost all her   
other faculties and properties the      
nature of ,,xxxiv4 ,let not the general 
representation unto thyself of the      
,,xxxv4 ,what8 are either ,panthea or   
,pergamus abiding to this day by their  
,,xxxvi4 ,if thou beest quick-sighted1  
be so in matter of judgment1 and        
,,xxxvii4 ,in the whole constitution of 
man1 ,i see not any virtue contrary     
,,xxxviii4 ,if thou canst but withdraw  
conceit and opinion concerning that     
,,xxxix4 ,that which is a hindrance of  
the senses1 is an evil to the ,,xl4 ,if 
once round and solid1 there is no fear  
that ever it will change4 ,,xli4 ,why   
should ,i grieve myself2 who never did  
willingly grieve any ,,xlii4 ,this time 

that is now present1 bestow thou upon   
thyself4 ,they that ,,xliii4 ,take me   
and throw me where thou wilt3 ,i am     
indifferent4 ,for there ,,xliv4 ,is this
 then a thing of that worth1 that for it
 my soul should ,,xlv4 ,nothing can     
happen unto thee1 which is not          
incidental unto thee1 as ,,xlvi4        
,remember that thy mind is of that      
nature as that it becometh ,,xlvii4     
,keep thyself to the first bare and     
naked apprehensions of things1 ,,xlviii4
 ,is the cucumber bitter8 set it away4  
,brambles are in the way8 ,,xlix4 ,not  
to be slack and negligent2 or loose1 and
 wanton in thy ,l4 ',they kill me1 they 
cut my flesh2 they persecute my person  
with ,,li4 ,he that knoweth not what the
 world is1 knoweth not where he himself 
,,lii4 ,not only now henceforth to have 
a common breath1 or to hold ,,liii4     
,wickedness in general doth not hurt the
 world4 ,particular ,,liv4 ,the sun     
seemeth to be shed abroad4 ,and indeed  
it is diffused but ,,lv4 ,he that       

feareth death1 either feareth that he   
shall have no sense at ,,lvi4 ,all men  
are made one for another3 either then   
teach them better1 or ,,lvii4 ,the      
motion of the mind is not as the motion 
of a dart4 ,for ,,lviii4 ,to pierce and 
penetrate into the estate of every one's
 ,,the ,,ninth ,,book ,i4 ,he that is   
unjust1 is also impious4 ,for the nature
 of the universe1 ,,ii4 ,it were indeed 
more happy and comfortable1 for a man to
 depart out ,,iii4 ,thou must not in    
matter of death carry thyself           
scornfully1 but as ,,iv4 ,he that       
sinneth1 sinneth unto himself4 ,he that 
is unjust1 hurts ,v4 ,if my present     
apprehension of the object be right1 and
 my present ,,vi4 ,to wipe away fancy1  
to use deliberation1 to quench          
concupiscence1 to ,,vii4 ,of all        
unreasonable creatures1 there is but one
 unreasonable soul2 ,,viii4 ,man1 ,god1 
the world1 every one in their kind1 bear
 some fruits4 ,,ix4 ,either teach them  
better if it be in thy power2 or if it  

be not1 ,x4 ,labour not as one to whom  
it is appointed to be wretched1 nor as  
one ,,xi4 ,this day ,i did come out of  
all my trouble4 ,nay ,i have cast out   
all ,,xii4 ,all those things1 for matter
 of experience are usual and ordinary2  
,,xiii4 ,the things themselves that     
affect us1 they stand without doors1    
,,xiv4 ,as virtue and wickedness consist
 not in passion1 but in action2 so ,,xv4
 ,to the stone that is cast up1 when it 
comes down it is no hurt unto ,,xvi4    
,sift their minds and understandings1   
and behold what men they be1 ,,xvii4    
,all things that are in the world1 are  
always in the estate ,,xviii4 it is not 
thine1 but another man's sin4 ,why      
should it trouble ,,xix4 ,of an         
operation and of a purpose there is an  
ending1 or of an ,,xx4 ,as occasion     
shall require1 either to thine own      
understanding1 or to ,,xxi4 ,as thou    
thyself1 whoever thou art1 were made for
 the perfection and ,,xxii4 ,children's 
anger1 mere babels2 wretched souls      

bearing up dead ,,xxiii4 ,go to the     
quality of the cause from which the     
effect doth ,,xxiv4 ,infinite are the   
troubles and miseries1 that thou hast   
already ,,xxv4 ,when any shall either   
impeach thee with false accusations1 or 
,,xxvi4 ,up and down1 from one age to   
another1 go the ordinary things of      
,,xxvii4 ,within a while the earth shall
 cover us all1 and then she herself     
,,xxviii4 ,and these your professed     
politicians1 the only true practical    
,,xxix4 ,from some high place as it were
 to look down1 and to behold ,,xxx4     
,many of those things that trouble and  
straiten thee1 it is in thy ,,xxxi4 ,to 
comprehend the whole world together in  
thy mind1 and the whole ,,xxxii4 ,what  
are their minds and understandings2 and 
what the things that ,,xxxiii4 ,loss and
 corruption1 is in very deed nothing    
else but change and ,,xxxiv4 ,how base  
and putrid1 every common matter is6     
,water1 dust1 and ,,xxxv4 ,will this    
querulousness1 this murmuring1 this     

complaining and ,,xxxvi4 ,it is all one 
to see these things for a hundred of    
years together ,,xxxvii4 ,if he have    
sinned1 his is the harm1 not mine4 ,but 
perchance he ,,xxxviii4 ,either all     
things by the providence of reason      
happen unto every ,,xxxix4 ,sayest thou 
unto that rational part1 ,thou art dead2
 corruption ,,xl4 ,either the ,gods can 
do nothing for us at all1 or they can   
still and ,,xli4 ',in my sickness'      
7saith ,epicurus of himself37 'my       
discourses were ,,xlii4 ,it is common to
 all trades and professions to mind and 
intend that ,,xliii4 ,when at any time  
thou art offended with any one's        
impudency1 put ,,the ,,tenth ,,book ,i4 
,o my soul1 the time ,i trust will be1  
when thou shalt be good1 simple1 ,,ii4  
,as one who is altogether governed by   
nature1 let it be thy care to ,,iii4    
,whatsoever doth happen unto thee1 thou 
art naturally by thy natural ,,iv4 ,him 
that offends1 to teach with love and    
meek ness1 and to show him ,v4          

,whatsoever it be that happens unto     
thee1 it is that which from all ,,vi4   
,either with ,epicurus1 we must fondly  
imagine the atoms to be the ,,vii4 ,all 
parts of the world1 7all things ,i mean 
that are contained ,,viii4 ,now that    
thou hast taken these names upon thee of
 good1 modest1 ,,ix4 ,toys and fooleries
 at home1 wars abroad3 sometimes terror1
 sometimes ,x4 ,as the spider1 when it  
hath caught the fly that it hunted      
after1 is ,,xi4 ,to find out1 and set to
 thyself some certain way and method of 
,,xii4 ,he hath got loose from the bonds
 of his body1 and perceiving that       
,,xiii4 ,what use is there of suspicion 
at all8 or1 why should thoughts ,,xiv4  
,what is that that is slow1 and yet     
quick8 merry1 and yet grave8 ,he ,,xv4  
,in the morning as soon as thou art     
awaked1 when thy judgment1 before ,,xvi4
 ,give what thou wilt1 and take away    
what thou wilt1 saith he that is ,,xvii4
 ,so live as indifferent to the world   
and all worldly objects1 as ,,xviii4    

,make it not any longer a matter of     
dispute or discourse1 what are ,,xix4   
,ever to represent unto thyself2 and to 
set before thee1 both the ,,xx4         
,consider them through all actions and  
occupations1 of their lives3 ,,xxi4     
,that is best for every one1 that the   
common nature of all doth send ,,xxii4  
,the earth1 saith the poet1 doth often  
long after the rain4 ,so is ,,xxiii4    
,either thou dost ,continue in this kind
 of life and that is it1 ,,xxiv ,let it 
always appear and be manifest unto thee 
that solitariness1 ,,xxv4 ,he that runs 
away from his master is a fugitive4 ,but
 the law is ,,xxvi4 ,from man is the    
seed1 that once cast into the womb man  
hath no ,,xxvii4 ,ever to mind and      
consider with thyself2 how all things   
that now ,,xxviii4 ,as a pig that cries 
and flings when his throat is cut1 fancy
 to ,,xxix4 ,whatsoever it is that thou 
goest about1 consider of it by thyself1 
,,xxx4 ,when thou art offended with any 
man's transgression1 presently ,,xxxi4  

,when thou seest ,satyro1 think of      
,socraticus and ,eutyches1 or ,,xxxii4  
,what a subject1 and what a course of   
life is it1 that thou doest ,,xxxiii4   
,let it not be in any man's power1 to   
say truly of thee1 that ,,xxxiv4 ,as he 
that is bitten by a mad dog1 is afraid  
of everything almost ,,xxxv4 ,a good eye
 must be good to see whatsoever is to be
 seen1 and not ,,xxxvi4 ,there is not   
any man that is so happy in his death1  
but that some ,,xxxvii4 ,use thyself2 as
 often1 as thou seest any man do        
anything1 ,,xxxviii4 ,remember1 that    
that which sets a man at work1 and hath 
power ,,the ,,eleventh ,,book ,i4 ,the  
natural properties1 and privileges of a 
reasonable soul are3 ,that ,,ii4 ,a     
pleasant song or dance2 the             
,pancratiast's exercise1 sports that    
,,iii4 ,that soul which is ever ready1  
even now presently 7if need be7 from    
,,iv4 ,have ,i done anything charitably8
 then am ,i benefited by it4 ,see ,v4   
,tragedies were at first brought in and 

instituted1 to put men in mind ,,vi4    
,how clearly doth it appear unto thee1  
that no other course of thy ,,vii4 ,a   
branch cut off from the continuity of   
that which was next unto ,,viii4 ,to    
grow together like fellow branches in   
matter of good ,,ix4 ,it is not possible
 that any nature should be inferior unto
 art1 ,x4 ,the things themselves 7which 
either to get or to avoid thou art put  
,,xi4 ,then is the soul as ,empedocles  
doth liken it1 like unto a sphere or    
,,xii4 ,will any contemn me8 let him    
look to that1 upon what grounds he      
,,xiii4 ,they contemn one another1 and  
yet they seek to please one another3    
,,xiv4 ,how rotten and insincere is he1 
that saith1 ,i am resolved to carry     
,,xv4 ,to live happily is an inward     
power of the soul1 when she is affected 
,,xvi4 ,of everything thou must consider
 from whence it came1 of what ,,xvii4   
,four several dispositions or           
inclinations there be of the mind and   
,,xviii4 ,what portion soever1 either of

 air or fire there be in thee1 ,,xix4   
,he that hath not one and the self-same 
general end always as long ,,xx4        
,remember the fable of the country mouse
 and the city mouse1 and the ,,xxi4     
,socrates was wont to call the common   
conceits and opinions of men1 ,,xxii4   
,the ,lacedaemonians at their public    
spectacles were wont to appoint ,,xxiii4
 ,what ,socrates answered unto          
,perdiccas1 why he did not come unto    
,,xxiv4 ,in the ancient mystical letters
 of the ,ephesians1 there was an ,,xxv4 
,the ,pythagoreans were wont betimes in 
the morning the first thing ,,xxvi4 ,how
 ,socrates looked1 when he was fain to  
gird himself with a ,,xxvii4 ,in matter 
of writing or reading thou must needs be
 taught before ,,xxviii4 ',my heart     
smiled within me4' ',they will accuse   
even virtue ,,xxix4 ,as they that long  
after figs in winter when they cannot be
 had2 so ,,xxx4 ',as often as a father  
kisseth his child1 he should say        
secretly ,,xxxi4 ',of the free will     

there is no thief or robber3' out of    
,epictetus2 ,,the ,,twelfth ,,book ,i4  
,whatsoever thou doest hereafter aspire 
unto1 thou mayest even now ,,ii4 ,god   
beholds our minds and understandings1   
bare and naked from these ,,iii4 ,i have
 often wondered how it should come to   
pass1 that every man ,,iv4 how come it  
to pass that the ,gods having ordered   
all other things ,v4 ,use thyself even  
unto those things that thou doest at    
first despair ,,vi4 ,let these be the   
objects of thy ordinary meditation3 to  
consider1 ,,vii4 ,all worldly things    
thou must behold and consider1 dividing 
them ,,viii4 ,how happy is man in this  
his power that hath been granted unto   
,,ix4 ,whatsoever doth happen in the    
ordinary course and consequence of ,x4  
,how ridiculous and strange is he1 that 
wonders at anything that ,,xi4 ,either  
fate1 7and that either an absolute      
necessity1 and unavoidable ,,xii4 ,at   
the conceit and apprehension that such  
and such a one hath ,,xiii4 ,if it be   

not fitting1 do it not4 ,if it be not   
true1 speak it not4 ,,xiv4 ,of          
everything that presents itself unto    
thee1 to consider what the ,,xv4 ,it is 
high time for thee1 to understand that  
there is somewhat in ,,xvi4 ,remember   
that all is but opinion1 and all opinion
 depends of the ,,xvii4 ,no operation   
whatsoever it he1 ceasing for a while1  
can be truly ,,xviii4 ,these three      
things thou must have always in a       
readiness3 first ,,xix4 ,cast away from 
thee opinion1 and thou art safe4 ,and   
what is it that ,,xx4 ,let thy thoughts 
ever run upon them1 who once for some   
one thing or ,,xxi4 ,to them that ask   
thee1 ,where hast thou seen the ,gods1  
or how ,,xxii4 ,herein doth consist     
happiness of life1 for a man to know    
,,xxiii4 ,there is but one light of the 
sun1 though it be intercepted by ,,xxiv4
 ,what doest thou desire8 ,to live long4
 ,what8 ,to enjoy the ,,xxv4 ,what a    
small portion of vast and infinite      
eternity it is1 that is ,,xxvi4 ,what is

 the present estate of my understanding8
 ,for herein lieth ,,xxvii4 ,to stir up 
a man to the contempt of death this     
among other  ,,the ,,thoughts ,,of ,,the
 ,,emperor ,,marcus ,,aurelius          
,,antoninus ,by ,george ,long           
,,contents4 ,,biographical ,,sketch #i  
,,philosophy ,,of ,,marcus ,,aurelius   
,,antoninus #de ,,the ,,thoughts #ii    
,,index ,,of ,,terms #cje ,,general     
,,index #caa ,,general ,,index ,active1 
man is by nature1 ix4 #af4  ,advice from
 the good to be taken1 vii4 #ba2 viii4  
#af4  ,affectation1vii4 #fj2 viii4 #cj2 
xi4 #ah 7par4 #i71 #ai4  ,anger         
discouraged1 vi4 #bf1 #bg2 xi4 #ah4     
,anger1 offenses of1 ii4 #aj4  ,anger1  
uselessness of1 v4 #bh2 viii4 #d        
,appearances not to be regarded1 v4 #cf2
 vi4 #c1 #ac4  ,astonishment should not 
be felt at any thing that happens1 viii4
 #ae2 xii4 #a 7sub fine71 #ac4          
,attainment1 what is within every one's1
 vii4 #fg2 viii4 #h4  ,attention to what
 is said or done1 vi4 #ec2 vii4 #d1 #cj2

 viii4 #bb4   ,bad1 the1 ii4 #a4        
,beautiful1 the1 ii4 #a4   ,casual4 ,see
 ,formal4  ,change keeps the world ever 
new1 vii4 #be2 viii4 #ej 7l4 #ac72 xii4 
#bc 7l4 #aj7  ,change1 law of1 iv4 #c   
7sub f471 #cf1 v4 #ac1 #bc2 vi4 #d1 #ae1
 #cf2 vii4 #ah2 viii4 #f2 ix4 #ai1 #bh  
7par4 #b71 #ce2 x4 #g1 #ah2 xii4 #ba4   
,change1 no evil in1 iv4 #db4           
,christians1 the xi4 #c4  ,circle1      
things come round in a1 ii4 #ad4        
,comedy1 new1 xi4 #f4  ,comedy1 ,old1   
xi4 #f4  ,complaining1 uselessness of1  
viii4 #ag1 #ej4  ,connection4 ,see      
,universe4  ,conquerers are robbers1 x4 
#aj4  ,contentment4 ,see ,resignation4  
,co-operation4 ,see ,mankind and        
,universe4   ,daemon1 the1 ii4 #ac1 #ag2
 iii4 #f 7l4 #h71 #g1 #af 7l4 #ah72 v4  
#aj 7sub f47 #bg2 xii4 #c 7sub4 f474    
,death1 ii4 #aa1 #ab1 #ag2 iii4 #c1 #g2 
iv4 #e2 v4 #cc2 vi4 #b1 #bd1 #bh2 vii4  
#cb2 viii4 #bj1 #eh2 ix4 #c1 #ba2 x4    
#cf2 xii4 #bc1 #bc1 #ce4  ,death        
inevitable1 iii4 #c2 iv4 #c 7l4 #bb71   

#f1 #cb1 #dh1 #ej2 v4 #cc2 vi4 #dg2     
viii4 #be1 #ca4  ,desire1 offenses of1  
ii4 #aj4  ,destiny1 iii4 #aa 7l4 #ai72  
iv4 #bf2 v4 #h 7l4 #ac1 etc471 #bd2 vii4
 #eg2 x4 #e4  ,discontent4 ,see         
,resignation4  ,doubts discussed1 vi4   
#aj2 vii4 #ge2 ix4 #bh1 #ci2 xii4 #e1   
#ad1  ,duty1 all-importance of1 vi4 #b1 
#bb2 x4 #bb4   ,earth1 insignificance of
 the1 iii4 #aj2 iv4 #c 7par4 #a1 sub    
f472 vi4 #b2 viii4 #ba2 xii4 #cb4       
,earthly things1 transitory nature of1  
ii4 #ab1 #ag2 iv4 #cb1 #cc1 #ce1 #dh2 v4
 #bc2 vi4 #ae1 #cf2 vii4 #ba1 #cd2 viii4
 #ba1 #be2 x4 #ah1 #ca2 xii4 #bg4       
,earthly things1 worthlessness of1 ii4  
#ab2 v4 #aj1 #cc2 vi4 #ae2 vii4 #c2 ix4 
#bd1 #cf2 xi4 #b2 xii4 #bg4             
,equanimity1 x4 #h4  ,example1 we should
 not follow bad1 vi4 #f2 vii4 #fe4      
,existence1 meanness of1 viii4 #bd4     
,existence1 the object of1 v4 #a2 viii4 
#ai4  ,external things cannot really    
harm a man1 or affect the soul1 ii4 #aa 
7l4 #bb72 iv4 #c 7par4 #b1 sub f472 #h1 

#ci1 #di 7par4 #b72 v4 #ce2 vii4 #fd2   
viii4 #a 7sub f472 #cb1 #ea 7par4 #b72  
ix4 #ca2 x4 #cc4   ,failure1 x4 #ab4    
,fame1 worthlessness of1 iii4 #aj2 iv4  
#c 7l4 #de71 #ai1 #cc 7l4 #aj72 v4 #cc2 
vi4 #af1 #ah2 vii4 #cd2 viii4 #a1 #dd2  
ix4 #cj4  ,fear1 what we ought to1 xii4 
#a 7l4 #ah74  ,fellowship4 ,see         
,mankind4  ,few things necessary for a  
virtuous and happy life1 ii4 #e2 iii4   
#aj2 vii4 #fg2 x4 #h 7l4 #bb74          
,flattery1 xi4 #ah 7par4 #aj74  ,formal1
 the1 and the material1 iv4 #ba 7par4   
#b72 v4 #ac2 vii4 #aj1 #bi2 viii4 #aa2  
ix4 #be2 xii4 #h1 #aj1 #ah4  ,future1 we
 should not be anxious about the1 vii4  
#h2 viii4 #aa2 ix4 #be2 xii4 #a4        
,gods1 perfect justice of the1 xii4 #e  
7par4 #b74  ,gods1 the1 vi4 #dd2 xii4   
#bh4  ,gods1 the1 cannot be evil1 ii4   
#aa2 vi4 #dd4  ,good1 the1 ii4 #a4      
,habit of thought1 v4 #af4  ,happiness1 
what is true1 v4 #i 7sub f471 #cd2 viii4
 #a2 x4 #cc4  ,help to be accepted from 
others1 xii4 #g4  ,heroism1 true1 xi4   

#ah 7par4 #aj74   ,ignorance4 ,see      
,wrong-doing4  ,independence4 ,see      
,self-reliance4  ,indifferent things1   
ii4 #aa 7sub f472 ix4 #ci2 vi #cb2 ix1  
#a2 7l4 #cj74  ,individual1 the4 ,see   
,interests4  ,infinity4 ,see ,time4     
,ingratitude4 ,see ,mankind4            
,injustice1 ix4 #a4  ,intelligent soul1 
rational beings participate in the same1
 iv4 #dj2 ix4 #h1 #i2 x4 #a 7l4 #ae72   
xii4 #bf1 #cj4  ,interests of the whole 
and the individual identical1 iv4 #bc2  
v4 #h 7l4 #cd72 vi4 #de1 #ed2 x4 #f1    
#bj1 #cc 7sub f472 xii4 #bc 7l4 #ab74   
,justice1 v4 #cd2 x4 #aa2 xi4 #aj4      
,justice and reason identical1 xi4 #a   
7sub f474  ,justice prevails everywhere1
 iv4 #aj4   ,leisure1 we ought to have  
some1 viii4 #ea4  ,life1 a good1        
everywhere possible1 v4 #af4  ,life can 
only be lived once1 ii4 #ad2 x4 #ca 7l4 
#aa74  ,life1 shortness of1 ii4 #d1 #ag2
 iii4 #aj1 #ad2 iv4 #ag1 #dh 7sub f474  
#ej2 vi4 #ae1 #cf1 #ef2 x4 #ca1 #cd4    
,life to be made a proper use of1       

without delay1 ii4 #d2 iii4 #a1 #ad2 iv4
 #ag1 #cg2 vii4 #ef2 viii4 #bb2 x4 #ca  
7l4 #ad72 xii4 #a 7l4 #ah74  ,life1     
whether long or short1 matters not1 vi4 
#di2 ix4 #cc2 xii4 #cf4   ,magnanimity1 
x4 #h4  ,mankind1 co-operation and      
fellowship of1 one with another2 ii4 #a 
7l4 #aa71 #af2 iii4 #d 7sub f472 #aa    
7sub f472 iv4 #d1 #cc 7sub f472 v4 #af  
7l4 #aa71 #bj2 vi4 #g1 #ad 7sub f471    
#bc1 #ci2 vii4 #e1 #ac1 #bb1 #ee2 viii4 
#ab1 #bf1 #cd1 #dc1 #ei2 ix4 #a1 #i 7sub
 f471 #bc1 #ca1 #db 7sub4 f472 x4 #cf1  
7l4 #af72 xi4 #h1 #ba2 xii4 #bj4        
,mankind1 folly and baseness of1 v4 #aj 
7l4 #i72 ix4 #b1 #c 7l4 #ac71 #bi2 x4   
#ae1 #ai4  ,mankind1 ingratitude of1 x4 
#cf4  ,material1 the4 ,see ,formal4     
,nature1 after products of1 iii4 #b2 vi4
 #cf4  ,nature1 bounds fixed by1 v4 #a4 
,nature1 man formed by1 to bear all that
 happens to him1 v4 #ah2 viii4 #df4     
,nature1 nothing evil1 which is         
according to1 ii4 #ag 7sub f472 vi4 #cc4
  ,nature of the universe4 ,see         

,universe1 nothing that happens is      
contrary to the nature of the4  ,nature1
 perfect beauty of1 iii4 #b2 vi4 #cf4   
,nature1 we should live according to1   
iv4 #dh 7sub4 f471 #ea2 v4 #c4 #be2 vi4 
#af 7l4 #ab72 vii4 #ae1 #ee2 viii4 #a1  
#ed2 x4 #cc4  ,new1 nothing1 under the  
sun1 ii4 #ad 7l4 #aa72 iv4 #dd2 vi4 #cg1
 #df2 vii4 #a1 #di2 viii4 #f2 ix4 #ad2  
x4 #bg2 xi4 #a4   ,object1 we should    
always act with a view to some1 ii4 #g1 
#af 7l4 #ab72 iii4 #d2 iv4 #b2 viii4    
#ag2 x4 #cg2 xi4 #ba2 xii4 #bj4         
,obsolete1 all things become1 iv4 #cc4  
,omissions1 sins of1 ix4 #e4  ,opinion1 
iv4 #c 7par4 #b7 7sub f471 #g1 #ab1 #ci2
 vi4 #eb1 #eg2 vii4 #b1 #ad1 #af1 #bf1  
#fh2 viii4 #ad1 #bi1 #dj1 #dg1 #di2 ix4 
#ac1 #bi 7l4 #ab71 #cb1 #db 7l4 #ba72 x4
 #c2 xi4 #af1 #ah2 xii4 #bb1 #be4       
,others' conduct not to be inquired     
into1 iii4 #d2 iv4 #ah2 v4 #be4         
,others1 opinion of1 to be disregarded1 
viii4 #a 7l4 #ab72 x4 #h 7l4 #ab71 #aa2 
xi4 #ac2 xii4 #d4  ,others1 we should be

 lenient towards1 ii4 #ac 7sub f472 iii4
 #aa 7sub f472 iv4 #c 7l4 #af72 v4 #cc  
7l4 #ag72 vi4 #bj1 #bg2 vii4 #bf1 #fb1  
#fc1 #gj2 ix4 #aa1 #bg2 x4 #d2 xi4 #i1  
#ac1 #ah2 xii4 #af4  ,others1 we should 
examine the ruling principles of2 iv4   
#ch2 ix4 #ah1 #bb1 #bg1 #cd4  ,ourselves
 often to blame for expecting men to act
 contrary to their nature1 ix4 #db 7l4  
#ca74  ,ourselves1 reformation should   
begin with1 xi4 #bi4  ,ourselves1 we    
should judge1 x4 #cj2 xi4 #ah 7par4 #d74
   ,pain1 vii4 #cc1 #fd2 viii4 #bh4     
,perfection not to be expected in this  
world1 ix4 #bi 7l4 #g74  ,perseverance1 
v4 #i2 x4 #ab4  ,perturbation1 vi4 #af  
7sub f472 viii4 #eh2 ix4 #ca4           
,pessimism1 ix4 #ce4  ,philosophy1 v4   
#i2 vi4 #ab2 ix4 #da 7l4 #ae74          
,pleasure1 he who pursues1 is guilty of 
impiety1 ix4 #a 7l4 #bd74  ,pleasures   
are enjoyed by the bad1 vi4 #cd2 ix4 #a 
7l4 #cj74  ,power1 things in our own1 v4
 #e1 #aj 7sub f472 vi4 #cb1 #da1 #eb1   
#eh2 vii4 #b1 #ad1 #ed1 #fh2 x4 #cb1    

#cc4  ,power1 things not in our own1 v4 
#cc 7sub f472 vi4 #da4  ,practice is    
good1 even in things which we despair of
 accomplishing1 xii4 #f4  ,praise1      
worthlessness of1 iii4 #d 7sub f472 iv4 
#bj2 vi4 #af1 #ei2 vii4 #fb2 viii4 #eb1 
#ec2 ix4 #cd4  ,prayer1 the right sort  
of1 v4 #g2 ix4 #dj4  ,present time the  
only thing a man really possesses1 ii4  
#ad2 iii4 #aj2 viii4 #dd2 xii4 #c 7sub  
f47  ,procrastination1 ,see ,life to be 
made a proper use of1 etc4  ,puppet     
pulled by strings of desire1 ii4 #b2    
iii4 #af2 vi4 #af1 #bh2 vii4 #c1 #bi2   
xii4 #ai4   ,rational soul4 ,see ,ruling
 part4  ,rational soul1 spherical form  
of the1 viii4 #da 7sub f472 xi4 #ab2    
xii4 #c 7and see ,ruling part74         
,reason1 all-prevailing1 v4 #cb2 vi4 #a1
 #dj4  ,reason and nature identical1    
vii4 #aa4  ,reason the1 can adapt       
everything that happens to its own use1 
v4 #bj2 vi4 #h2 vii4 #fh 7l4 #af72 viii4
 #ce2 x4 #ca 7sub f474  ,reason1 we     
should live according to4 ,see ,nature4 

,repentance does not follow renouncement
 of pleasure1 viii4 #aj4  ,resignation  
and contentment1 iii4 #d 7l4 #bg1 etc471
 #af 7l4 #aj1 etc472 iv4 #bc1 #ca1 #cc  
7sub f471 #cd2 v4 #h 7sub f471 #cc 7l4  
#af72 vi4 #af 7sub f471 #dd1 #di2 vii4  
#bg1 #eg2 ix4 #cg2 x4 #a1 #aa1 #ad1 #be1
 #bh1 #ce4  ,revenge1 best kind of1 vi4 
#f4  ,rising from bed1 v4 #a2 viii4 #aa4
  ,ruling part1 the1 ii4 #b2 iv4 #aa1   
#ai1 #ba1 #bf2 vi4 #ad1 #ce2 vii4 #af1  
#ee 7par4 #b72 viii4 #de1 #dh1 #ef1 #eg1
 #fj1 #fa2 ix4 #ae1 #bf2 x4 #bd1 #cc 7l4
 #ba71 #ch2 xi4 #a1 #ai1 #bj2 xii4 #c1  
#ad4   ,self-reliance and steadfastness 
of soul1 iii4 #e 7sub f471 #ab2 iv4 #ad1
 #bi 7l4 #e71 #di 7par4 #a72 v4 #c1 #cd 
7l4 #e72 vi4 #dd 7l4 #ae72 vii4 #ab1    
#ae2 ix4 #bh 7l4 #h71 #bi 7sub f472 xii4
 #ad4  ,self-restraint1 v4 #cc 7sub f474
  ,self1 we should retire into1 iv4 #c  
7l4 #d and par4 #b72 vii4 #bh1 #cc1 #ei2
 viii4 #dh4  ,senses1 movements of the1 
to be disregarded1 v4 #ca 7l4 #aj72 vii4
 #ee 7par4 #b72 viii4 #bf1 #ci2 x4 #h   

7l4 #ac72 xi4 #ai2 xii4 #a 7l4 #ah74    
,social4 ,see ,mankind4  ,steadfastness 
of soul4 ,see ,self-reliance4           
,substance1 the universal1 iv4 #dj2 v4  
#bd2 vii4 #ai1 #bc2 xii4 #cj4  ,suicide1
 v4 #bi2 viii4 #dg 7sub f472 x4 #h 7l4  
#ce74   ,time compared to a river1 iv4  
#dc4  ,time1 infinity of1 iv4 #c 7l4    
#ce71 #ej 7sub f472 v4 #bd2 ix4 #cb2    
xii4 #g1 #cb4  ,tragedy1 xi4 #f4        
,tranquillity of soul1 iv4 #c2 vi4 #aa2 
vii4 #fh2 viii4 #bh4   ,ugly1 the1 ii4  
#a4  ,unintelligible things1 v4 #aj4    
,universe1 harmony of the1 iv4 #bg1 #de2
 v4 #h 7l4 #ad74  ,universe1 intimate   
connection and co-operation of all      
things in the1 one with another1 ii4 #c1
 #i2 iv4 #bi2 v4 #h1 #cj2 vi4 #ch1 #db1 
#dc2 vii4 #i1 #ai1 #fh 7sub f472 viii4  
#g2 ix4 #a2 x4 #a4  ,universe1 nothing  
that dies falls out of the1 viii4 #ah1  
#ej 7l4 #ac72 x4 #g 7l4 #be74           
,universe1 nothing that happens is      
contrary to the nature of the1 v4 #h1   
#aj 7sub f472 vi4 #i1 #eh2 viii4 #e2    

xii4 #bf4  ,unnecessary things1 v4 #de4 
,unnecessary thoughts1 words1 and       
actions1 iii4 #d2 iv4 #bd4   ,vain      
professions1 x4 #af2 xi4 #ae4  ,virtue1 
vi4 #ag4  ,virtue its own reward1 v4 #f2
 vii4 #gc2 ix4 #db4 7l4 #dg72 xi4 #d4   
,virtue1 omnipotence of1 iv4 #af4       
,virtue1 pleasure in contemplating1 vi4 
#dh4   ,whole1 integrity of the1 to be  
preserved1 v4 #h 7sub f474  ,whole1 the4
 ,see ,interests4  ,wickedness has      
always existed1 vii4 #a4  ,wickedness   
must exist in the world1 viii4 #ae1 #ej2
 ix4 #db2 xi4 #ah 7par4 ii72 xii4 #af4  
,worst evil1 the1 ix4 #b 7l4 #i47       
,worth and importance1 things of real1  
iv4 #cc 7sub f472 v4 #aj 7l4 #af72 vi4  
#af1 #cj 7l4 #g71 #dg 7sub f472 vii4    
#bj1 #dd1 #df1 #eh1 #ff2 viii4 #b1 #c1  
#e2 ix4 #f1 #ab2 x4 #h 7l4 #bg71 #aa2   
xii4 #a1 #bg1 #ca1 #cc4  ,wrong-doing   
cannot really harm any one1 vii4 #bb2   
viii4 #ee2 ix4 #db 7l4 #be72 x4 #ac     
7par4 #a72 xi4 #ah 7par4 #g74           
,wrong-doing injures the wrong-doer1 iv4

 #bf2 ix4 #d1 #ch2 xi4 #ah 7par4 #c74   
,wrong-doing owing to ignorance1 ii4 #a1
 #ac2 vi4 #bg2 vii4 #bb1 #bf1 #fb1 #fc2 
xi4 #ah 7par4 #c72 xii4 #bb4            
,wrong-doing to be left where it is1    
vii4 #bi2 ix4 #bj4