Marcus Aurelius and the Later Stoics - College of Stoic Philosophers

"&>102 MARCUS AURELIUSa somewhat different trend in man, and seems to overleap the span of mortal existence with a sense of widerexpediency, does not in the least alter its original andhistoric character Individualism. In 17 he condemnsscientific research (eirl Trjv ev Tofc /3i/3\ioi<$ efyv TeraaOai)because it in no way assists this inner life he bids him;straightway go home K. p,rj d^Le\etv TWV efcel TOVTO japefi o a7ro$e$rj/Jir]Kev ovo ev e. dXX, e/ceivo jxeXera^ e^eXeiy rovfttov TreV0T] K. oipoyds fc. TO ol fioi K. TO TaX9 eyct).49.The XprjcrLs (fravTao-iwv alone in your control ;ri ovveTricrTras aeavrqi ravO wv avvirevOvvos el; rovr earivcaurw irapexen irpdyfjiaTa. 71 :70) <yap 7re<pvica, TTpb? TO: Aia TI $t,a 8vo-rv^e2<iTi6e\ovTosJJLOJ/ aujji<j)epov . 161(7ov TI ov ryiveTai, K. /AT] 6e\ovTos <y[v6Tai ; aTroSetft? japavrrj pejicrT?) Sucrpoias K. KaKoSaijjLOKias. 145. The epyovTOV (piXoaotyovvTos is this ;OTL Set TTJV avrov /3ov\7i<ri,vTot? jivofjLevoisa>9fJitJTe TL . . . aic6vTu>vjivea-flai*, KT\. El; ov irepiean.. 158.:. .fjbrjCLTTO-/JLrj jrepnriTrTeiv, dXuirws d<j>6|3ws aTapax^sf/29 aTTTjXXaYJAeVos SouXeias TO\[jt,rj<70Vava-7T/309 TOV Oebv, eljrelv OTL Xpw pot,\oi7rov et9o av $eA?79 O~OL }cro9 el/jLL 335 :AvTrj r)o{jLO<yva>fJLOva)0809 eV eXeuOeptaM dyei, avTrj fjiovr] diraXXaYY] SouXeias, TOSwrjOfjvai TTOT elirelv ef 0X7/9 ^rv^rj<^TOajov 8e fju Zev, KT\.291. The Oeo/md-^o^ who fights against Heaven s decrees,like the tragic sufferers, isalways anxious and miserable,7T/309 Tracrav d7ra<yye\iav Tpefjicov, e f eVicrToXcoz/ dXXorpiW(Seneca s emphatic aliena opinio03") rjpTrjfAeinrjv ^X ^ T^ vdirdOeiai/. ... To the fool who will not be freeefjiavTovhe says in contempt : KdOrjao TOIVVV 77/509 irdvTa Tavraeirro^fAeVos irefOwK aTux^K SUO-TUXWJ ef aXXof rjpTrj^evo^.305, 306: Ov yap vTrep TrdXrjs K. TraytcpaTi ov 6 djcbv