Sublime

It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long enough, and a sufficiently generous amount has been given to us for the highest achievements if it were all well invested.

È dunque così piacevole morire occupato? [5] Non diverso è il sentimento dei più, dato che in loro dura più a lungo la voglia di lavorare che le capacità che ne hanno: lottano con la debolezza fisica e giudicano la vecchiaia gravosa solo per il fatto che fa sì che vengano trascurati. La legge non arruola più soldati dopo che abbiano compiuto i

Anger, says Seneca, is “brief insanity,” and the damage done by anger is enormous: “No plague has cost the human race more.” Because of anger, he says, we see all around us people being killed, poisoned, and sued; we see cities and nations ruined. And besides destroying cities and nations, anger can destroy us individually. We live in a world,

Di tutto temete come mortali; tutto desiderate come immortali. [5] Non saranno pochi coloro che risponderanno: “A partire dai cinquant’anni mi ritirerò in riposo e ai sessanta mi farò congedare da ogni ufficio”. Ma che garanzia hai che ti venga assicurata una vita più lunga e che quanto ora disponi si possa verificare davvero? Non è vergognoso

thou workest at that which is before thee, following right reason seriously, vigorously, calmly, without allowing anything else to distract thee, but keeping thy divine part pure, as if thou shouldst be bound to give it back immediately; if thou holdest to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according

“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.6

Tajemnica sukcesu kryje się w tym, by nie upatrywać w szczęściu bezpośredniego celu, ponieważ nigdy nim nie jest. Szczęście jest jedynie stanem towarzyszącym cnotliwemu postępowaniu. Pozytywne nastawienie pielęgnujesz poprzez życie w harmonii, o którym pisałem wcześniej. Pracując nad sobą, tworzysz sprzyjające warunki do rozkwitu pozytywnych myśli

“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.6