Meditations by Marcus Aurelius translated by George W. Chrystal (~180) Book 5 Part Finale
Bonus:
Summary: You're gonna die and justice is great.
Commentary:
20. At best, man is one of my favorite things. At worst, he is an obstacle like the weather. I will overcome him.
21. Revere what is best in the universe, and in yourself, the things that uses and arranges things to their best effect.
22. Things that don't hurt the whole do not hurt the parts. This applies to a state, a city, and yourself.
23. Consider how quickly things exist and desist. Nothing is stable. Even the great successes are gone in the blink of the eye of eternity.
24. You are tiny in the span of the universe and eternity.
25. If someone wrongs you, that's his problem. Act in your nature and control what you control.
26. Listen to your soul, not your senses.
27. Live with the gods. They made our souls, and our souls are our best guidance.
28. Don't be mad that people are smelly. If it bothers you that much, talk to them about it and you might fix them.
29. Live the life you want. If you can't, change your life so you can.
30. The universe is social and orderly, meaning that the inferior must listen to the superior.
31. Think of how you treated others. Can it be said that you have done nothing unkind?
32. If you're so smart, why do you let idiots bother you?
33. You're going to do, be transformed, yada yada yada.
34. If you walk the right path, you'll have a good life. Let nothing outside of you hinder you, and remember the happiness of justice.
35. No harm, no foul.
36. Don't get carried away by feeling. Help other people. Don't value things too much. Use riches to get good things. The best things are a good mind, good impulses, and good actions.
They just keep getting longer and longer.
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