BOOK I

. The matter itself, of which the universe doth consist, is of itself II. Be it all one unto thee, whether half frozen or well warm; whether III. Look in, let not either the proper quality, or the true worth of IV. All substances come soon to their change, and either they shall V. The best kind of revenge is, not to become like unto them. VI. Let this be thy only joy, and thy only comfort, from one sociable VII. The rational commanding part, as it alone can stir up and turn VIII. According to the nature of the universe all things particular are IX. Whensoever by some present hard occurrences thou art constrained to X. If it were that thou hadst at one time both a stepmother, and XI. How marvellous useful it is for a man to represent unto himself XII. See what Crates pronounceth concerning Xenocrates himself. XIII. Those things which the common sort of people do admire, are most XIV. Some things hasten to be, and others to be no more. And even XV. Not vegetative spiration, it is not surely (which plants have) that XVI. Under, above, and about, are the motions of the elements; but XVII. Who can choose but wonder at them? They will not speak well of XVIII. Do not ever conceive anything impossible to man, which by thee XIX. Suppose that at the palestra somebody hath all to-torn thee with XX. If anybody shall reprove me, and shall make it apparent unto me, XXI. I for my part will do what belongs unto me; as for other things, XXII. Alexander of Macedon, and he that dressed his mules, when once XXIII Consider how many different things, whether they concern our XXIV. if any should put this question unto thee, how this word Antoninus XXV. Is it not a cruel thing to forbid men to affect those things, which XXVI. Death is a cessation from the impression of the senses, the XXVII. If in this kind of life thy body be able to hold out, it is a XXVIII. Do all things as becometh the disciple of Antoninus Pius. XXIX. Stir up thy mind, and recall thy wits again from thy natural XXX. I consist of body and soul. Unto my body all things are XXXI. As long as the foot doth that which belongeth unto it to do, and XXXII. Dost thou not see, how even those that profess mechanic arts, XXXIII. Asia, Europe; what are they, but as corners of the whole world; XXXIV He that seeth the things that are now, hath Seen all that either XXXV. Fit and accommodate thyself to that estate and to those XXXVI. What things soever are not within the proper power and XXXVII. We all work to one effect, some willingly, and with a rational XXXVIII. Doth either the sun take upon him to do that which belongs to XXXIX. If so be that the Gods have deliberated in particular of those XL. Whatsoever in any kind doth happen to any one, is expedient to the XLI. As the ordinary shows of the theatre and of other such places, XLII. Let the several deaths of men of all sorts, and of all sorts of XLIII. When thou wilt comfort and cheer thyself, call to mind the XLIV. Dost thou grieve that thou dost weigh but so many pounds, and not XLV. Let us do our best endeavours to persuade them; but however, if XLVI. The ambitious supposeth another man's act, praise and applause, to XLVII. It is in thy power absolutely to exclude all manner of conceit XLVIII. Use thyself when any man speaks unto thee, so to hearken unto XLIX. That which is not good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the L. Will either passengers, or patients, find fault and complain, either LI. How many of them who came into the world at the same time when I LII. To them that are sick of the jaundice, honey seems bitter; and to LIII. No man can hinder thee to live as thy nature doth require. Nothing LIV. What manner of men they be whom they seek to please, and what to THE SEVENTH