Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee?

Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. But then thou must also avoid being carried about the other way. For those too are triflers who have wearied themselves in life by their activity, and yet have no object to which to direct every movement, and, in a word, all their thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, Meditations, Book II - 7.

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