Meditations by Marcus Aurelius translated by George W. Chrystal (~180) Book 2
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Commentary:
1. Every day, you're going to meet assholes, because they don't know better. But you're also going to meet good things. Don't throw it all away on the assholes. Mankind was meant to help each other.
Say this to yourself in the morning: Today I shall have to do with meddlers, with the ungrateful, with the insolent, with the crafty, with the envious and the selfish. All these vices have beset them, because they know not what is good and what is evil.
This is probably the most famous Meditations quote.
2. All of you is either body, breath, or brain. Listen to your brain, and don't let it be enslaved by stupid whims.
3. Whatever the gods plan is good. Chance isn't separate from that. Don't read too much (also in #2)
4. Thing of all the opportunities you wasted procrastinating. Your life is limited.
5. Always strive to do you best, and to be humble, kind, free and just. Do everything like it's your last chance.
6. Life is short. (Today's are either very thematic or very repetitive.)
7. Use your leisure to improve yourself. (Start a classics blog.)
8. Paying attention to other people won't make you happy. Not paying attention to yourself will make you unhappy.
9. Think about how you relate to the universe and act accordingly.
10. Doing bad for pleasure is worse than doing it in a fit of pain.
11. Remember, everything you do might be your last chance. Death isn't bad. Don't corrupt your own life.
12. Everything dies, even memories.
13. Don't worry about other people, study yourself.
14. No matter how long or short your life is, it's your only one. Use it.
15. "Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man." Both the good and bad of this statement are obvious.
16. Your soul is corrupt if you: Try to separate yourself from the universe, worry about a specific event in the grand scheme of things, hurt other people, give in to pleasure/pain, are a hypocrite, and do pointless things.
17. Life is short; do philosophy.
Remember that you're going to die, and worry about yourself instead of other people, are both good pieces of advice but kind of receptive.
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