What then is that which is able to conduct a man ? One thing, and only one, philosophy. But this consists in keeping the daemon within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures, doing nothing without a purpose, nor yet falsely... The Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus - Page 53by Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1864 - 310 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas William Allies - Christianity - 1865 - 436 pages
...One thing and only one — philosophy. But this consists in keeping the genius within a man free from violence, and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures,...feeling the need of another man's doing or not doing any thing, and besides accepting all that happens, and all that is allotted, as coming from thence,... | |
| Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...One thing, and only one, Philosophy. But this consists in keeping the divinity within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior -to pains and pleasures,...thence, wherever it is, from whence he himself came. Alarcus Antoninus. PROGRESS. The first party of painted savages who raised a few huts upon the Thames,... | |
| Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...sufficient to purify the one, and to give beneficial direction to the other. RW Machay. PHILOSOPHY. superior to pains and pleasures, doing nothing without...thence, wherever it is, from whence he himself came. Marats Antoninus. PROGRESS. The first party of painted savages who raised a few huts upon the Thames,... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1876 - 120 pages
...only one, — Philosophy. But this consists in keeping the daemon (divinity) within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures...feeling the need of another man's doing or not doing any thing ; and, besides, accepting all that happens, and all that is allotted as coming from thence,... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1879 - 116 pages
...only one, — Philosophy. But this consists in keeping the daemon (divinity) within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures...and with hypocrisy ; not feeling the need of another mah's doing or not doing any thing ; and, besides, accepting all that happens, and all that is allotted... | |
| Clergy - 1882 - 82 pages
...a purpose, nor yet falsely ; and accepting all that happens, as coming from thence, wherever it is, whence he himself came ; and, finally, waiting for death with a cheerful mind, for it is according to nature, and nothing is evil which is according to nature. " Pass, then, through... | |
| Charles Loring Brace - God - 1889 - 364 pages
...(book ii. § u). Harmony with Nature. But this consists in keeping the daemon within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures,...need of another man's doing or not doing anything j and besides, accepting all that happens, and all that is allotted, as coming from thence, wherever... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - Christian life - 1891 - 228 pages
...thing and only one — philosophy. But this consists in keeping the daemon l within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures, doing nothing without a purpose, yet not falsely and with hypocrisy, not feeling the need of another man's doing or not doing anything... | |
| Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - Philosophy, Ancient - 1892 - 314 pages
...One thing and only one, Philosophy. But this consists in keeping the divinity within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures,...without a purpose nor yet falsely and with hypocrisy, nor feeling the need of another man's doing or not doing anything ; and besides, accepting all that... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - Conduct of life - 1894 - 358 pages
...thing and only one — philosophy. But this consists in keeping the daemon2 within a man free from violence and unharmed, superior to pains and pleasures, doing nothing without a purpose, yet not falsely and with hypocrisy, not feeling the need of another man's doing or not doing anything... | |
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