The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-03-31

the help of divinity. But if there
Il confusion without a governor,
content that in such a tempest the
hast.in thyself a certain ruling intel
gepce. And even if the tempest ca
ry.thee away, let it carry away IL
poor flesh, the breath, everythin
else; for the Intelligence, at least,
! will not carry AWAY, s.t
This appears to have been Ffavo
lite thought with the emperor, for b
repeats it more clearly and shalpl,
thus :. ..- 80 -.'..-.~ -, es.-
either it is well arranged un
verse, or chaos huddled together
but still a universe. But can a eel
tain subsist in the, and disorder in tn,
All? And this, too, when all thing
are so separated and diffused and sym
pathetic" ~ ..-,,. 80
He has curious remark upon th'
manner in which men ought to pray
GA prayer of the Athenians: Rain
rain, o dear Genus, down on the
plowed fields of the Athenians, anc
on the plains In truth, we oughi
not to pray at all, or we ought tc
pray in this simple and noble fashion.
So much for this noble heathen's
idea ofthe Deity. 1t does not amount
to much. When, however, he speaks
of mans duties to his fellow, his words
are often pregnant with suggestive
wisdom. The following sentences
might be~profitably uttered by every
one at tie beginning of every day:
eff thou workest at that which is
before thee, following right reason
seriously, vigorously, calmly, without
allowing anything else to distract thee,
hut keeping thy divine part pure as if
thou sEouldest bc bound to give it
back Immediately if thou holdest TO
this, expecting nothing, fearing moth
ing, Lut satisfied with thy present ac-
tivity according to nature, and with
heroic truth IN every word and sound
which thou interest, thou wilt live
happy. And there is no man who is
able to prevent this" ....
This is indeed an exceedingly fine
passage, full of valuable meaning,
and cne which only great soul could
have uttered. The following is in
keeping with it: ...
Everything harmonizes with me
which is harmonious with thee, O
Universe! Nothing for me is too
early, Eor too, late, which is in due
time for thee. Everything is fruit to
me which thy seasons bring, . Ma
ture; from thee are all things, in thee
ire all things, to thee all things re-
urn - "-
TO these fine passages l will add Il
lew striking sentences gathered here
md there among his writings;
Observe how ephcmeral and worth
css human beings are, and what was
yesterday a little mucus, tomorrow
will be n mummy or ashes. Pass,
hen, through this little space of time
'onformably to nature, and end thy
Quincy in content, just as an olive
alls off when it is ripe, blessing ma
ure that produced it, and thanking
he tree on which it grew"
'Be like the promontory against
which the waves continually break,
but it stands firm and tamcs the fury
If the water around it"
eff it is not right, do not do it; ifI
t is not true, do not say it"
mo longer talk about the kind Of
nan that a good man ought to be, but
,e such"
"Imagine every man who is griev
d at anything or d;sc1ntented, to be
ike a pig which is sacrificed, and
Kicks and screams"
When thou art offended at any
mans fault, forthwith turn to thyself !
md reflect in what like manner thou
lost err thyself."
"Suppose any man should despise
hee, let him look to that himself.
But I will look to this, that L be not
discovered doing or saying any thing
deserving of contempt"
'In the gymnastic exercises, sup
,ose that man has torn thee with
lis nails, end by dashing against thy
lcad has inflicted wound. Well,
re neither show any signs of vexation
lor are we offended, nor do we sus-
,ect him afterwards as treacherous
elbow and yet we are on our guard
gainst him not, however, as an enc
ny, nor yet with suspicion, but we
uietly get out of his way. Some
hing like this let thy behavior be in
he other parts of life; let us over
ook manythings i'll those who arc like
he antagonists in the gymnasium.
FOR it is in our POWER, as 1 sad, to
ct out of the way, and to have no
uspicion or hatred |
'Keep thyself simple, good, pure,
erious, free from afectation, a friend
justice. a worshipper of the gods,
ind, afectionate, strenuous in all
roper acts; strive to continue to be
nch as philosophy wished to make
hec. Reverence the gods and help
len. Life is short There is only
ne fruit of this tcrrcnc life, 4 pious
isposition and social acts" /
Such are some of the thought. of the
lmous emperor Marcus Aurelius
.ntonious. Upon such topics rs the
of the soul, the supreme
over of the universe, the nature of
cath, he knew simply nothing; all
as dream and conjecture with him.
tut when he speaks of the duty of
ian to his neighbor- and to himself,
latters within the compass of human
eason, he is often eminenuy wise.
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