The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, with the Manual of Epictetus, and a Summary of Christian Morality. Freely Translated from the Original Greek by Henry M'Cormac |
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... which I owe to the goodness of God , and my own rare fortune . BOOK II . THUS bethink thee in the morn : this day perchance thou mayest encounter some graceless unprincipled fellow . True , but it is his ignorance of good and B 2 11 II.
... which I owe to the goodness of God , and my own rare fortune . BOOK II . THUS bethink thee in the morn : this day perchance thou mayest encounter some graceless unprincipled fellow . True , but it is his ignorance of good and B 2 11 II.
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... thee akin , as regards his body , and also his soul , that God - given portion , which he holds in common with thyself ? He cannot harm thee if he would , for how can what is base , harm thee ? Therefore bear not anger or hatred towards ...
... thee akin , as regards his body , and also his soul , that God - given portion , which he holds in common with thyself ? He cannot harm thee if he would , for how can what is base , harm thee ? Therefore bear not anger or hatred towards ...
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... thee , O my soul : in a very little the time wherein thou hast to right thyself , will be no more , for brief is the space allotted to all . Thy life is almost at a close , yet dost ask the applause of others rather than thine own . Be ...
... thee , O my soul : in a very little the time wherein thou hast to right thyself , will be no more , for brief is the space allotted to all . Thy life is almost at a close , yet dost ask the applause of others rather than thine own . Be ...
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... hast weighed anchor and sailed , finished thy voyage , and entered the haven at last . If into another life God will be with thee ; but if into nothing , thou wilt feel nothing , be harrassed by pleasure or pain , a slave to thy senses 16.
... hast weighed anchor and sailed , finished thy voyage , and entered the haven at last . If into another life God will be with thee ; but if into nothing , thou wilt feel nothing , be harrassed by pleasure or pain , a slave to thy senses 16.
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... thee away . Freely and un- hesitatingly then , select what is best , and cling resolutely to it , for what is best is most profitable . If it seem so to thy reason , hold it fast ; but if only to thy appetite , cast it away . Keep thy ...
... thee away . Freely and un- hesitatingly then , select what is best , and cling resolutely to it , for what is best is most profitable . If it seem so to thy reason , hold it fast ; but if only to thy appetite , cast it away . Keep thy ...
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