Nowhere. Why then dost thou too choose to act in the same way; and why
dost thou not leave these agitations which are foreign to nature to those
who cause them and those who are moved by them; and why art thou not
altogether intent upon the right way of making use of the things which
happen to thee? For then thou wilt use them well, and they will be a
material for thee [to work on]. Only attend to thyself, and resolve to be
a good man in every act which thou dost: and remember....

59. Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble
up, if thou wilt ever dig.

60. The body ought to be compact, and to show no irregularity either in
motion or attitude. For what the mind shows in the face by maintaining in
it the expression of intelligence and propriety, that ought to be
required also in the whole body. But all these things should be observed
without affectation.

61. The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in
respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which
are sudden and unexpected.

62. Constantly observe who those are whose approbation thou wishest to
have, and what ruling principles they possess. For then thou wilt neither
blame those who offend involuntarily, nor wilt thou want their
approbation, if thou lookest to the sources of their opinions and
appetites.

63. Every soul, the philosopher says, is involuntarily deprived of truth;
consequently in the same way it is deprived of justice and temperance and
benevolence and everything of the kind. It is most necessary to bear this