Размышления
Book 1
CATULUS
Nottoshrugoffafriend’sresentment—evenunjustifiedresentment—buttrytoputthingsright.
Toshowyourteachersungrudgingrespect(theDomitiusandAthenodotusstory),andyourchildrenunfeignedlove.
14.[MYBROTHER]SEVERUS
Tolovemyfamily,truthandjustice.ItwasthroughhimthatIencounteredThrasea,Helvidius,Cato,DionandBrutus,andconceivedofasocietyofequallaws,governedbyequalityofstatusandofspeech,andofrulerswhorespectthelibertyoftheirsubjectsaboveallelse.
Andfromhimaswell,tobesteadyandconsistentinvaluingphilosophy.
Andtohelpothersandbeeagertoshare,nottobeapessimist,andnevertodoubtyourfriends’affectionforyou.Andthatwhenpeopleincurredhisdisapproval,theyalwaysknewit.Andthathisfriendsneverhadtospeculateabouthisattitudetoanything:itwasalwaysclear.
15.MAXIMUS
Self-controlandresistancetodistractions.
Optimisminadversity—especiallyillness.
Apersonalityinbalance:dignityandgracetogether.
Doingyourjobwithoutwhining.
Otherpeople’scertaintythatwhathesaidwaswhathethought,andwhathedidwasdonewithoutmalice.
Nevertakenabackorapprehensive.Neitherrashnorhesitant—orbewildered,orataloss.Notobsequious—butnotaggressiveorparanoideither.
