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第21章（第1页）

第21章

1。Thistooservesasacorrectivetovain-glorioushouartohavelivedthylifewholly，orevenfromthyyouthup，asaphilosopher。Thoustclearlyperdmanyothersseeittoo，thatthouartfarfromPhilosophy。Sothenthylifeisadeasyfortheetowiofbeingaphilosopher;asofthylifetainstit。Ifthenthineeyeshaveverilyseehlies，enshallthibetiftherestofthylife，whetherlongorshort，belivedasthynaturewills。Makesurethenwhatthatwillis，ahiheeaside。Forpastexperieheeinhowmuchthouhastgoray，eduporuelife;no，iesoflogiwealthorfameore，orahenisittobefound?Indoingthatwhichisthequestofman'shenshallamandothis?Byhavingaxiomsasthesourpulsesandas。Whataxioms?OureofGoodandEvil，shewingthatnothingisforaman'sgoodsavewhatmakeshimjust，temperate，manly，free;noranythingforhisillthatmakeshimnotthereverseofthese。

2。Iionaskthyself，Howdoesitaffectme?ShallIregretit?ButalittleandIamdeadandallthatliesbetweenispast。WhatmoredoIaskfasmypresentworkisthatofaliviure，i，soduhGod?

3。WhatareAlexanderandGainsaoDiogeusaheselatterhadtheireyesopehingsandtothedthematerialsubstahings，andtheirrulingReasonwastheirveryown。Butthosewhatahostofcares，whataworldofslavery!

4。Thoumaystburstthyselfwithrage，buttheywillgoondoihiheless。

5。Firstly，fretnotthyself，forallthiheheUniversewouldhavethem，andwithihoushaltbe，andnowhere，likeHadrianusandAugustus。Sedly，looksteadfastlyatthethiisahalthatthoumustbeagoodman，andwhattheNatureofmancallsfor，dothiswith，andspeakasseemethtotheemostjust，ograodestly，andwithoutfeigning。

&ureoftheUniverseischargedwiththistask，totransferyohingswhicharehere，tethem，totakethemhenthither。Allthiphasesofge，butnothingnew-fangledneedbefeared;allthihewoheirdistributionsalsoarealike。

&ureistwithitselfwhenitspeedswellonitsway;andarationalnaturespeedswellonitsway，wheninitsimpressiotonothingthatisfalseorobsddirectsitsimpulsestowardssocialadlimitsitsinsanditsaversionsonlytothingsthatareinitspower，ahattheUureallotsit。Foritisapartofthat，astheheleafisoftheplahediffereinthecaseoftheplaureoftheleafispartofahofsentiendreason，ahwarted，os;sofaableaandjust，ifidividesupequallyandioeveryoasoftime，substay，sider，houshaltfihingineverycaseequaltoohiher，collectively，thewholeofthisequaltateofthat。

8。Thouotbeastudent。Butthoustrefrainfromihoustrisesuperiortopleasuresandpains;butthousttreaduhyfeettheloveofglory;butthoustforbeartobeangrywiththeunfeelihankless，ayeandevehem。

&heeanymatlifeinaayletnotthineowhee。

&anceisasortofself-reproaeusefulthithegoodmustneedsbeausefulthiobecultivatedbythetruegoodmaruegoodmanwrethavingpassedapleasureby。Pleasurethereforeisherausefulthingnood。

11。Whatofitselfisthethiionasindividuallystituted?Whatisthesubstaerialofit?Whatthecausalpart?WhatdoethitintheUniverse?Howlongdothitsubsist?

12。Whenthouartlothtogetup，indthattheduedischargeofsocialdutiesisinacewiththystitutionandinaceos;snature，whileevenirrationalanimalssharewithusthefacultyofsleep;butwhatisinacewiththeheindividualismenial，morecloselyakintohim，ayeaive。

&lyand，ifpossible，iestthyimpressionsbytherulesofphysics，ethics，logic。

14。Whatevermatothyselfatohisquestiohisman'ssaboutgoodandevil?Foriftheyaresudsuchaboutpleasureandpainandrodu，aboutgoodreporta，aboutdeathawillbeinnetomeifhedoessudsugs。SoIwillrememberthatheisedtoactashedoes。

&hat，asitismonstroustobesurprisedatafig-treebearingfigs，soalsoisittobesurprisedattheUsownparticularcrop。Likewiseitismonstrousforaphysiorasteersmantobesurprisedthatapatiehatatraryrungup。

&hatheraindnorawilliobesetrightbyothersisiruefreedomofwill。Forthiheactiveeffortthateffectsitspurposeinacewiththyimpulsea，ayeandthyintelligencealso。

17。Ifthechoicerestswiththee，whydothething?ifwithanother，whomdostthoublame?Atods?Todoeitherwouldbecrazyfollyoblame。Forifthoust，settheht。Failingthat，atleastsetthethi。Ifthattoobeimpracticable，oseisservedbyimputihoutapurposenothingshouldbedone。

18。ThatwhichdiesisnotcastoutoftheUremaialsehereandisdissolvedintoitsownts，whicharetheelementsoftheUhyowheyteandmurmurnot。

&hiahorse，beitavine，haseintobeingforsomeend。Whywonder?Helioshimselfwillsay:Iexisttodosomework;andsoofalltheods。Forwhatthendostthouexist?Forpleasure?Surelyitisunthinkable。

20。Naturehasisaimihegtobehebeginniion，justasthemanwhotossesuphisball。Butwhatgooddoestheballgaiossedupwards，orharmasitesdown，orfireachesthegroodaccruestothebubblewhileitinitsbursting?Andthesameholdsgoodwiththelamp-flame。

21。Turnitiaislike，whatitestobewhenold，whensi。

Theyeforaseason，bothpraiserandpraised，remembererahistooinatihist，ahereareallinaanwithhimself;andthewholeearthisitselfapoint。

22。Fixthyattentio-matterortheactortheprihingsignified。

Rightlyserved!Thouwouldstratherbeanto-morrowthao-day。

23。AmIdoihing?Idoitwithreferehewell-beingofmahingbefallme?IacceptitwitharefereheGodsandtotheSourceofallthingsfromwhichissue，lihethingsthateintobeing。

24。Whatbathihioil，sweat，filth，greasywater，everythiingsuchiseverypartoflifeandeveryobjectwemeetwith。

25。LucillaburiedVerus，thenLucillawasburied;SedaMaximus，thenSeda;Epitynus，theyntoninusFaustioalealways:CelerburiedHadrianusandthenCelerwasburied。Aewits，meheirpresceortheirpride，wherearethey?Suchacutewits，forinstance，asdDemetrius[thePlatonist]andEudaemohem。Allcreaturesofaday，deadlongago!-somenotrememberedevenforawhile，otherstraolegehersfromlegeoheninmihisthypositeselfmustbescatteredabroad，orthyvitalbreathbequeraelsewhere。

26。Itbrioamantodoaman'strue;apos;strueworkistoshewgoodwilltohisownkind，todisdaiioodiagnosespepressions，totakeapreheheheUniverseandallthatisd。

27。ThouhastthreerelatioothevesselthouartedihedivineCausewherefromissueallthingstoall;aothosethatdwellwiththee。

28。Paihertothebody-letthebodytheotheSoul;buttheSoulsureherowherandherowncalmsea，aoatitanevil。Foreverypulseanddesireandaversionisfromwithin，andnothingthither。

&hyimpressions，sayihyself:hmethatthinsoulshouldharbournowiorlustnoranydisturbiall;butthat，seeiureofallthings，Ischoulddealwitheachasisitsdue。Bethihispowerthathee。

30。Saythysayioaslyandnaturally。Usesoundspeech。