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第17章（第2页）

25。Trylivingthelifeofthegoodmanwhoismorethahwhatisallottedtohimoutofthewhole，andissatisfiedwithhisownactsasjustandhisowndispositionaskianswers。

26。Hastthoulookedonthatsideofthepicture?Looknowohyself;studytobesimple。Doesamand?Thewrohhim。Hassomethiiswell。EverythingthatbefallswasfromthebegiinedandspuhyshareoutoftheWhole。Inaword，lifeisshort。Makeprofitofthepresentbyrightreasoningahyrelaxationbesober。

&hereisawell-arrahingsoramedleythatisfused，yetstillanorder。Orasortofordersubsistinthee，whileintheUhereishattoowhenallthings，thoughseparatedanddispersed，arestilliiexion?

28。Ablackcharamanlycharaobstier，inhuman，animal，childish，stupid，terfeit，shameless，merary，tyrannical。

29。IfheisaheUniversewhohasnoceofthethingsthatareinit，nolessisheanalienwhohasnoceofpeninginit。Heisanexile，whoexileshimselffromcivi;blind，hewhowillheeyesofhisuanding;abeggar，hewhoisdepeonanother，andotdrawfromhisownresourcesallthathisliferequires;animposthumeontheUniverse，hewhorenoundsevershimselffrom，thereasonofouronNature，becauseheisillpleasedateurebringsthisialshtthee;alimbtheusoffhisownsoulfromthesoulofallrationalthings，whichisbutone。

30。Onephiloeswithoutashirt，asedwithoutabook，athirdyonderhalf-naked:sayshe，IamstarvicleaveIfasttoReasonolivingout，yetcleaveItoher。

31。Cherishtheart，thoughhumble，thatthouhastlearakethyresttherein;andpassthroughtheremaihydaysasohhiswholesoulhasgivenallthatishisintrusttotheGods，andhasmadeofhimselfyrantnoraslavetoanyman。

32。ThinkbywayofillustratioimesofVespasian，andthoushaltseeallthesethings:mankindmarrying，rearing，sig，dying，warring，makingh，tillihers，vauntingthemselves，suspeg，sg，prayihofattheirownlot，l，gasulate，gakingdom。igeofthatlifeoftheirsisleftanywhereanylonger。

gethestothetimesainitisallthesame;thatlifetooisdead。Inlikemaealltheotherrecordsofpasttimeaions，andseehowmaheirhigh-strussankdownsosoohandwereresolvedis。Butaboveallmustthoudwellinthoughtupohouhastthyselfknoiy，hethingsthataccordedwiththeirownstitutioeadfastlythereto，tobetwiththem。Aisessentialtorememberthataduesenseofvalueandproportionshulatethecarebestowedoion。Forthuswiltthiveust，ifthoubusynotthyselfbeyondwhatisrightwiththelesserthings。

33。Expressionsonusearee。Soalsothehosemugheroesofoldareinsomesee，Camillus，Caeso，Volesus，Dentatus，andalittlelaterSdalsoAugustus，andthenHadrianusandAntoninus。Forallthingsquicklyfadeawayandbeelegendary，andsoonabsoluteobliviohem。AndhereIspeakofthosewhomadearaordiheworld。Fortherest，assoohisoutoftheirbodies，itis，outofsight，outofmind。Butwhat，whenallissaid，iseveingremembrance?Whollyvanity。Whatthenisitthatcallsforourdevotion?Thisohihought，inaselfishnessandatootlieandadispositiooweleallthatbefallsasunavoidable，asfamiliar，asissuingfromalikeinandfountain-head。

34。Offerthyselfwhole-heartedlytoClotho，lettihythreadtoserveosesoevershewill。

35。Ephemeralallofthem，theremembereraswellastheremembered!

36。UnglyplatethegeionofallthingsthroughdathyselftothethoughtthattheheUsaboveallingthethiandmakihesamepattern。Forihisistheseedofthatwhichshalleoutofit。Butthouimagiohatisdepositedihewomb，aviewbeyondmeasureunphilosophical。

37。Amomentandthouwiltbedead;athousimple，urbed，norfreefromallsuspithatthoustbeiernals，nracioustoall，norcedthatwisdomandjustdealione。

38。arrReasowisemenavoidandwhattheyseekafter。

39。Harmtotheeotdependonanother&apReasoonanyvagaryorphaseofthye。Ohepowerthatisthineofjudgingwhatisevil。Letthis，then，pass，andalliswell。Evenifitsclosestassociate，thepoorbody，becut，beburer，gahepartwhisajudgmentaboutthesethingsholditspeace，thatis，letitassumenothihergoodorbad，whibefallagoodmanorabadily。Forthatwhichbefallsalikethemaherule，andthemanwholivestrarytotherule，ofherinaaturenortrarytoit。

&othinkoftheUniverseasonelivingBeing，possessedofasiandasingleSoul;andhowallthioitssiiendhowitdoesallthingsbyasingleimpulse;andhowallexistingthicausesofallthingsthateiendhowihefabricisthethreadandhowcloselywoventheweb。

41。Thouartalittlesupacorpse，asEpictetussaid。

42。Nothihatwhichissubjege，evenasthereisnogoodforthatwhichexistsastheresultofge。

43。Asarivergofallthingsthateintobeing，aye，arushiime。hiiscarriedpast，andlo，anotherispassing，andittoowillbecarrieda>

&hingthathappensisasusualandfamiliar，astherainautumn。Thesameappliestodiseaseahareadallthatgladdensthefoolishorsaddensthem。

45。Thatwhiesafteralwayshasacloserelationshiptowhathasgoisnotlikesomeeionofitemsseparatelytakenandfollowiablesequehereisaratioion;andjustasexistingthingshavebeenbinedinaharmoniousorder，soalsoallthatesintobeihestampnotofameresubutofawoionship。

46。Alwaysbearinmiussaid:Thedeathofearthistopassihedeathofassintoair，andofairtopassintofire，andsoba。Bearinmindtoo:thewayfarerwhetsthetrendofhisway，avariaheohingwithwhichtheyareiunbrokenuhatadmihewholeUwhattheyentereveryday，thistheydeemstrawemustnotadspeaklikemenasleep，-forinfasleepweseemtoadspeak;-andthatthereshouldbenothingofthefrompareis，orywhatourFathershavetoldus。

47。Justas，ifaGodhadtoldthee，Thoushaltdieto-morroworinahedayafter，thouwouldestitofanycewhetheritwerethedayafterto-morroworto-morrow，uhouartidegreemean-spirited，forhowlittleisthedifference!-soalsodeemitbutatriflingthingthatthoushouldestdieaftereversomaherthanto-morrow。

&obearinmindhohysisaredeadafterpuguptheirbrowssoofteients;andhowmanyastrologersaftermakiparadethedeathofothers;andhohilosophersafterendlessdisquisitiohandimmortality;howmaaigthousands;howmanytyrantsafterexergwithrevoltiheirpoweroflifeahoughthemselvesimmortal;andhowmaiesare，ifImayusetheexpression，dead，HelipeiiandHereum，ahoutnumber。

Turnalsotoall，oher，thatewithinthineownknowledge。Oneclosedafriend'seyesandwasthenhimselflaidout，andthefriendwhoclosedhis，hetoowaslaidout-andallthisiyears。Inaword，failnottonotehowshort-livedareallmortalthings，andhowpaltry-yesterdayalittlemuummyorburntash。Passthenthroughthistinyspanoftimeinaature，ahyjourney'sendwithagoodgrace，justasanolivefallswhenitisfullyripe，praisibareitahetreethatgaveitgrowth。

49。Belikeaheadlandofrowhichthewavesbreakily;butitstandsfastandarouhierssi。

Ah，unluckyamI，thatthishasbefallerather，luckyamI，thatthoughthishasbefalleilluhercrushedbythepresehefuture。Forsomethingofthekindcouldhavebefalleeveryonewouldnothaveremaii。Whythentthatratheramisfortuhisagoodfortune?Andihourethatamisfortuneforamanwhiotaionfromhisnature?Andwouldstthouhavethattobeaionfromaman'snature，whiotethewillofhishen?Thiswillthouhastlearnttokhasbefalleheeofrombeingjust，high-mie，see，straightforward，modest，free，andfrompossessiherqualities，thepresenceofwhiablesaman'soefullyintoitsetnotinfuture，whenanythingwouldleadtheetofeelhurt，totakethystanduponthisaxiom:Thisisnomisfortuobearitnoblyisgoodfortune。

50。Anunphilosophiohelessaive，helptotheotelloverthehosewhohavegandtenaciouslytolife。Howaretheybetteroffthanthosewhowerecutoffbeforetheirtime?Afterall，theylieburiedsomewhereatlast，us，Fabius，Julianus，Lepidus，andahem，whmanytraveswereatlastcarriedtotheirown。Small，inanypoihediffereh，andthattoolivedouttsamidwhatgreatdwithwhatsortofpanionsandinwhatkindofabody!titthenofnoce。ForlookattheyawninggulfofTimebehindthee，aanotherInfinitytoe。Ihelifeofababyofthreedaysandthelifeofahreeturiesareasone。

51。Ruway;awayisthewayofleadstoallthatismostsoundinspeedact。Foraresolvesuchasthisisareleasefromtroublesandstrife，fromallmeioion。