第25章 快乐在于保持自己的原则（3）
25.lucillasawverusdie，andthenlucilladied.secundasawmaximusdie，andthensecundadied.epitynchanussawdiotimusdie，andthenepitynchanusdied.antoninussawfaustinadie，andthenantoninusdied.suchiseverything.celersawhadrianusdie，andthencelerdied.andthosesharp-wittedmen，eitherseersormeninflatedwithpride，wherearethey？forinstance，thesharp-wittedmen，charaxanddemetriustheplatonistandeud？mon，andanyoneelselikethem.allephemeral，deadlongago.someindeedhavenotbeenrememberedevenforashorttime，andothershavebeetheheroesoffables，andagainothershavedisappearedevenfromfables.rememberthis，then，thatthislittlepound，thyself，musteitherbedissolved，orthypoorbreathmustbeextinguished，orberemovedandplacedelsewhere.
26.itissatisfactiontoamantodotheproperworksofaman.nowitisaproperworkofamantobebenevolenttohisownkind，todespisethemovementsofthesenses，toformajustjudgmentofplausibleappearances，andtotakeasurveyofthenatureoftheuniverseandofthethingswhichhappeninit.
27.therearethreerelations[betweentheeandotherthings]：theonetothebodywhichsurroundsthee；thesecondtothedivinecausefromwhichallthingsetoall；andthethirdtothosewholivewiththee.
28.painiseitheraneviltothebody—thenletthebodysaywhatitthinksofit—ortothesoul；butitisinthepowerofthesoultomaintainitsownserenityandtranquillity，andnottothinkthatpainisanevil.foreveryjudgmentandmovementanddesireandaversioniswithin，andnoevilascendssohigh.
29.wipeoutthyimaginationsbyoftensayingtothyself：nowitisinmypowertoletnobadnessbeinthissoul，nordesire，noranyperturbationatall；butlookingatallthingsiseewhatistheirnature，andiuseeachaccordingtoitsvalue.—rememberthispowerwhichthouhastfromnature.
30.speakbothinthesenateandtoeveryman，whoeverhemaybe，appropriately，notwithanyaffectation：useplaindiscourse.
31.augustus’court，wife，daughter，descendants，ancestors，sister，agrippa，kinsmen，intimates，friends，areius，m？cenas，physiciansandsacrificingpriests—thewholecourtisdead.thenturntotherest，notconsideringthedeathofasingleman，[butofawholerace]，asofthepompeii；andthatwhichisinscribedonthetombs—thelastofhisrace.thenconsiderwhattroublethosebeforethemhavehadthattheymightleaveasuccessor；andthen，thatofnecessitysomeonemustbethelast.againhereconsiderthedeathofawholerace.
32.itisthydutytoorderthylifewellineverysingleact；andifeveryactdoesitsduty，asfarasispossible，becontent；andnooneisabletohindertheesothateachactshallnotdoitsduty.—butsomethingexternalwillstandintheway.—nothingwillstandinthewayofthyactingjustlyandsoberlyandconsiderately，butperhapssomeotheractivepowerwillbehindered.well，butbyacquiescinginthehindranceandbybeingcontenttotransferthyeffortstothatwhichisallowed，anotheropportunityofactionisimmediatelyputbeforetheeinplaceofthatwhichwashindered，andonewhichwilladaptitselftothisorderingofwhichwearespeaking.
33.receive[wealthorprosperity]withoutarrogance；andbereadytoletitgo.
34.ifthoudidsteverseeahandcutoff，orafoot，orahead，lyinganywhereapartfromtherestofthebody，suchdoesamanmakehimself，asfarashecan，whoisnotcontentwithwhathappens，andseparateshimselffromothers，ordoesanythingunsocial.supposethatthouhastdetachedthyselffromthenaturalunity—forthouwastmadebynatureapart，butnowthouhastcutthyselfoff—yetherethereisthisbeautifulprovision，thatitisinthypoweragaintounitethyself.godhasallowedthistonootherpart，afterithasbeenseparatedandcutasunder，toetogetheragain.butconsiderthekindnessbywhichhehasdistinguishedman，forhehasputitinhispowernottobeseparatedatallfromtheuniversal；andwhenhehasbeenseparated，hehasallowedhimtoreturnandtobeunitedandtoresumehisplaceasapart.
35.asthenatureoftheuniversalhasgiventoeveryrationalbeingalltheotherpowersthatithas，sowehavereceivedfromitthispoweralso.forastheuniversalnatureconvertsandfixesinitspredestinedplaceeverythingwhichstandsinthewayandopposesit，andmakessuchthingsapartofitself，soalsotherationalanimalisabletomakeeveryhindranceitsownmaterial，andtouseitforsuchpurposesasitmayhavedesigned.
36.donotdisturbthyselfbythinkingofthewholeofthylife.letnotthythoughtsatonceembraceallthevarioustroubleswhichthoumayestexpecttobefallthee：butoneveryoccasionaskthyself，whatisthereinthiswhichisintolerableandpastbearing？forthouwiltbeashamedtoconfess.inthenextplacerememberthatneitherthefuturenorthepastpainsthee，butonlythepresent.butthisisreducedtoaverylittle，ifthouonlycircumscribestit，andchidestthymind，ifitisunabletoholdoutagainsteventhis.
37.doespantheaorpergamusnowsitbythetombofverus？doeschauriasordiotimussitbythetombofhadrianus？thatwouldberidiculous.well，supposetheydidsitthere，wouldthedeadbeconsciousofit？andifthedeadwereconscious，wouldtheybepleased？andiftheywerepleased，wouldthatmakethemimmortal？wasitnotintheorderofdestinythatthesepersonstooshouldfirstbeeoldwomenandoldmenandthendie？whatthenwouldthosedoaftertheseweredead？allthisisfoulsmellandbloodinabag.
38.ifthoucanstseesharp，lookandjudgewisely，saysthephilosopher.
39.intheconstitutionoftherationalanimaliseenovirtuewhichisopposedtojustice；butiseeavirtuewhichisopposedtoloveofpleasure，andthatistemperance.
40.ifthoutakestawaythyopinionaboutthatwhichappearstogivetheepain，thouthyselfstandestinperfectsecurity.whoisthisself？thereason.butiamnotreason.beitso.letthenthereasonitselfnottroubleitself.butifanyotherpartoftheesuffers，letithaveitsownopinionaboutitself（vii.16）.