“I consist of a little body and a soul.”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
VI, 32
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
“I consist of a little body and a soul.”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
VI, 32
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
“Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in thy power.”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
XII, 22
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book XII
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IX, 19
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
“Remember that all is opinion.”
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Ὅτι πᾶν ὑπόληψις.
II, 15
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
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Origine: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII, 54
“This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole…”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
Τούτων ἀεὶ μεμνῆσθαι, τίς ἡ τῶν ὅλων φύσις
II, 9
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“The rottenness of the matter which is the foundation of everything!”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
IX, 36
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
“No carelessness in your actions. No confusion in your words. No imprecision in your thoughts.”
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Hays translation
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
VIII, 51
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
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IV, 1
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IV
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VII, 9
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VII
“The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works.”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
VI, 5
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
IX, 28
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
Origine: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II, 14
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X, 32
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book X
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IX, 39
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
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The last phrase is quoted in J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey as "It loved to happen".
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book X, 21
Originale: (el) ῾Ἐρᾷ μὲν ὄμβρου γαῖα, ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ σεμνὸς αἰθήρ,᾿ ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ κόσμος ποιῆσαι ὃ ἂν μέλλῃ γίνεσθαι. λέγω οὖν τῷ κόσμῳ ὅτι σοὶ συνερῶ. μήτι δὲ οὕτω κἀκεῖνο λέγεται, ὅτι: φιλεῖ τοῦτο γίνεσθαι;
“If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.”
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VIII, 38
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
Origine: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VII, 3
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
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II, 7
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.”
Marcus Aurelius libro Meditations
IX, 7
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX