The Manual For Living
“The first thing to do—don’t get worked up. For everything happens according to the nature of all things, and in a short time you’ll be nobody and nowhere, even as the great emperors Hadrian and Augustus are now. The next thing to do—consider carefully the task at hand for what it is, while remembering that your purpose is to be a good human being.
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The Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
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You must begin, then, by purifying your own ruling centre, and adopting this as your plan in life: [20] ‘From this time forth, the material that I must work upon is my own mind, just as that of a carpenter is wood, and that of a cobbler is leather; for my work lies in making right use of my impressions. [21] This poor body of mine is nothing to me,
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