suspicious, nor a sophist; and with how little he was satisfied, such as
lodging, bed, dress, food, servants; and how laborious and patient; and
how he was able on account of his sparing diet to hold out to the
evening; and his firmness and uniformity in his friendships; and how he
tolerated freedom of speech in those who opposed his opinions; and the
pleasure that he had when any man showed him anything better; and how
religious he was without superstition. Imitate all this, that thou mayest
have as good a conscience, when thy last hour comes, as he had.

31. Return to thy sober senses and call thyself back; and when thou hast
roused thyself from sleep and hast perceived that they were only dreams
which troubled thee, now in thy waking hours look at these [the things
about thee] as thou didst look at those [the dreams].

32. I consist of a little body and a soul. Now to this little body all
things are indifferent, for it is not able to perceive differences. But
to the understanding those things only are indifferent which are not the
works of its own activity. But whatever things are the works of its own
activity, all these are in its power. And of these however only those
which are done with reference to the present; for as to the future and
the past activities of the mind, even these are for the present
indifferent.

33. Neither the labor which the hand does nor that of the foot is
contrary to nature, so long as the foot does the foot's work and the hand
the hand's. So then neither to a man as a man is his labor contrary to
nature, so long as it does the things of a man. But if the labor is not
contrary to his nature, neither is it an evil to him.

34. How many pleasures have been enjoyed by robbers, patricides, tyrants.