In the morning, when thou art sluggish at rousing thee, let this thought
be present; "I am rising to a man's work."
-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD)
-- Meditations, v, 1
be present; "I am rising to a man's work."
-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD)
-- Meditations, v, 1
Related:
- At day's first light have in readiness, against disinclination to leave
your bed,
the thought that "I am rising for the work of man."... - Live with the gods.
-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD)
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Meditations, v,... - Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised
nor obstinate;
let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not... - Let not thy mind run on what thou lackest as much as on what thou hast already.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) -- Meditations... - Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor
its worth escape thee.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) -- Meditations... - Whatever may befall thee, it was preordained for thee from everlasting.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) -- Meditations... - Remember that to change thy mind and to follow him that sets thee
right,
is to be none the less the free agent that thou wast... - Do not think that what is hard for thee to master is impossible for
man;
but if a thing is possible and proper to man, deem... - Flinch not, neither give up nor despair, if the achieving of every
act in accordance with right principle is not always continuous with
thee.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD) -- Meditations...
