The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-06-30
WORDS OF MARCUS AURELIUs.

Marcus Aurelius Antonius, one of the best
pagan rulers that lived, was Emperor of
Rome from A. $50 to 180, when the Seven
Hilled City was mistress of the civilized world.
His life was moulded by the philosophic teach
ings of the stoics. whose leading principles
were, that virtue is the only thing desirable,
and that pain is no real evil. His book,
Thoughts concerning Myself" although COM
posed like Caesars commentaries, amid the dis.
fractions of a military campaign, contains
thoughts worthy of note in these Christian
times for it was written by one who was, as
GibbOn says, "Severe to himself, indulgent to
the imperfections of Others just and bene6cent
to ALL"
ON THE DUTY OF UNIVERSAL LBENEvOLENCE.
"Men exist for the sake of one another;
teach them, then, or bear with them.
"The best way of avenging thyself, is not to
become like the wrong doer.
"Accustom thyself carefully to attend to
what is said to another. and as much as possi-
BILE to be in the speakers mind.
"Be not ashamed to be helped, for it is thy
business to do thy duty like soldier in the as
sault of town. Therefore, if being lame,
thou canst not mount upon the battlements
alone, but with the help of another, accept help.
"One thing here is worth n great deal-to
pass life in truth and justice, with benevolent
disposition even to liars and unjust men.
GAS horse when he has run, q dog when
he has tracked the game, bee when it has
made the honey, so a man, when he has done
good act, does not call out for some others to
come and see, but goes on to another good act,
as vine goes ON to produce again the grapes
in season.
"Benevolence is invincible, if it be genuine.
"Man is citizen of the highest city of which
all other cities are but families"
ON SUBMISSION TO THE ORDER OF NATURE.
"IObserve constantly that all things take
place by change, and accustOm thyself to con-
slider that the nature of the universe loves
nothing so much as to change the things which
are, and to make new things like them.
"We are all working together to one end,
some with knowledge and design, and others
without knowing what they do. But men CO.
operate after different fashions, and even those
cooperate abundantly who find fault with nature
and those who try to oppose and hinder her;
for the universe has need of even such men as
these.
"Whatever may happen to me, it was pre-
pared for me from all eternity.
g It is very possible to be divine men and to
be recognized as such by no One
"There are briars in the road Turn aside
from them Do not add, why were such
things made in the world?' For thou wilt be
ridiculed by man who is acquainted with na-
ture, as thou didst find fault because thou seest
in their workshop, shavings and cuttings from
the things which they make.
"All things are implicated with one another.
and the bond is holy.
death is nothing else than an operation of
nature; and if any one is afraid of an operation
of nature, he is a child.
"Run through the little space of time COM
formally to nature and end thy journey in con-
tent just as an olive falls off when it is ripe,
blessing nature who produced it, and thanking
the tree upon which it grew.