Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to Himself - College of Stoic Philosophers

BOOK I
MeMNHCO TCON
FROM my grandfather Verus, integrity and i
command of temper.
From the reputation and the memory of my 2
father, self-respect
and manliness.
From my mother, to be god-fearing and liberal ;
to check not malicious action only, but each
malicious thought ; simplicity in daily living and
avoidance of the ways of opulence.
Thanks to my great-grandfather, I did not 4
attend public lectures, but was supplied with good
masters at home, and learned that in such matters
free outlay is no extravagance.
From my tutor, not to take sides with the 5
Greens or the Blues, the Big Shields or Little
Shields : to be industrious, of few wants, and to
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