Размышления
Book 2
Youseehowfewthingsyouhavetodotoliveasatisfyingandreverentlife?Ifyoucanmanagethis,that’salleventhegodscanaskofyou.
6.Yes,keepondegradingyourself,soul.Butsoonyourchanceatdignitywillbegone.Everyonegetsonelife.Yoursisalmostusedup,andinsteadoftreatingyourselfwithrespect,youhaveentrustedyourownhappinesstothesoulsofothers.
7.Doexternalthingsdistractyou?Thenmaketimeforyourselftolearnsomethingworthwhile;stoplettingyourselfbepulledinalldirections.Butmakesureyouguardagainsttheotherkindofconfusion.Peoplewholaboralltheirlivesbuthavenopurposetodirecteverythoughtandimpulsetowardarewastingtheirtime—evenwhenhardatwork.
8.Ignoringwhatgoesoninotherpeople’ssouls—nooneevercametogriefthatway.Butifyouwon’tkeeptrackofwhatyourownsoul’sdoing,howcanyounotbeunhappy?
9.Don’teverforgetthesethings:
Thenatureoftheworld.
Mynature.
HowIrelatetotheworld.
WhatproportionofitImakeup.
Thatyouarepartofnature,andnoonecanpreventyoufromspeakingandactinginharmonywithit,always.
10.Incomparingsins(thewaypeopledo)Theophrastussaysthattheonescommittedoutofdesireareworsethantheonescommittedoutofanger:whichisgoodphilosophy.
