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           Ineverythingyoudo,eventhesmallestthing,rememberthechainthatlinksthem.Nothingearthlysucceedsbyignoringheaven,nothingheavenlybyignoringtheearth.

           14.Stopdrifting.You’renotgoingtore-readyourBriefComments,yourDeedsoftheAncientGreeksandRomans,thecommonplacebooksyousavedforyouroldage.Sprintforthefinish.Writeoffyourhopes,andifyourwell-beingmatterstoyou,beyourownsaviorwhileyoucan.

           15.Theydon’trealizehowmuchisincludedinstealing,sowing,buying,resting,seeingtobusiness(notwiththeeyes,butanotherkindofsight).

           16.Body.Soul.Mind.

           Sensations:thebody.

           Desires:thesoul.

           Reasoning:themind.

           Toexperiencesensations:evengrazingbeastsdothat.Toletyourdesirescontrolyou:evenwildanimalsdothat—andruttinghumans,andtyrants(fromPhalaristoNero...).

           Tomakeyourmindyourguidetowhatseemsbest:evenpeoplewhodenythegodsdothat.Evenpeoplewhobetraytheircountry.Evenpeoplewhodo<...>behindcloseddoors.

           Ifalltherestiscommoncoin,thenwhatisuniquetothegoodman?

           Towelcomewithaffectionwhatissentbyfate.Nottostainordisturbthespiritwithinhimwithamessoffalsebeliefs.Instead,topreserveitfaithfully,bycalmlyobeyingGod—sayingnothinguntrue,doingnothingunjust