Ho boy. This book is a real brain burner. Not exactly fun reading but real work. Still I am slogging through it. On "Book 7" a little more than halfway through.
Aurelius says if you wish to cheer yourself, think of all the good qualities of those you daily interact with. The generosity of this person, the smile of that person. Etc.
If you aren't happy with your body... just remember you only inhabit it for a short period of time. Focus on the time you have left in it and how you are going to make the most of it.
Ambitious fools consider the praise of others to be the source of happiness; wise men consider their own actions the source.
If I have the ability to figure out a situation, I will use my ability to do so. However if I lack the ability, I will leave it alone or work through it with the guidance of those more skilled than I.
Material things soon rot away.
Whatever anyone else does, you must do good for your own honor.
Why fear change when change is the root of all new and good things?
Pity those who commit sins against you; when you pity their ignorance, you will not get angry and will maintain your rational good nature and honor.
A person is better looking or stronger than I; what of it? Do they handle themselves better? Are they wiser, more modest, calmer than I? How one IS is what matters.
Anything that doesn't better our nature is unworthy of our nature.
Big boy words:
Dissimulation = form of deception, commonly concealing one's own ability to gain advantage over another
Vainglory = unjustified boasting
Aurelius says if you wish to cheer yourself, think of all the good qualities of those you daily interact with. The generosity of this person, the smile of that person. Etc.
If you aren't happy with your body... just remember you only inhabit it for a short period of time. Focus on the time you have left in it and how you are going to make the most of it.
Ambitious fools consider the praise of others to be the source of happiness; wise men consider their own actions the source.
If I have the ability to figure out a situation, I will use my ability to do so. However if I lack the ability, I will leave it alone or work through it with the guidance of those more skilled than I.
Material things soon rot away.
Whatever anyone else does, you must do good for your own honor.
Why fear change when change is the root of all new and good things?
Pity those who commit sins against you; when you pity their ignorance, you will not get angry and will maintain your rational good nature and honor.
A person is better looking or stronger than I; what of it? Do they handle themselves better? Are they wiser, more modest, calmer than I? How one IS is what matters.
Anything that doesn't better our nature is unworthy of our nature.
Big boy words:
Dissimulation = form of deception, commonly concealing one's own ability to gain advantage over another
Vainglory = unjustified boasting
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