There's nothing wrong with being wrong
. If anyone can prove and show to me that I think and act in error, I will gladly change it - for I seek the truth, by which no one has ever been harmed. The one who is harmed is the one who abides in deceit and ignorance. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6.21 누군가 나아게 내가 잘못 생각하고 행동하는 것을 증명하고 보여줄 수 있다면, 나는 기꺼이 그것을 바꿀 것이다.왜냐하면, 나는 진실을 찾고 있으며, 진실에 의해 아무도 해를 입은 적이 없기 때문이다. 해를 입는 사람은 속임수와 무지에 머무는 사람이다...
A productive use for contempt
. Just as when meat or other foods are set before us we think, this is a dead fish, a dead bird or pig; and also, this fine wine is only juice of a bunch of grapes, this purple-edged robe just sheep's wool dyed in a bit of blood from a shellfish; or of sex, that it is only rubbing private parts together followed by a spasmic discharge - in the same way our impressions grab actual events and perm..
The mind is all yours
You have been formed of three parts - body, breath and mind. Of these, the first two are yours insofar as they are only in your care. The third alone is truly yours. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 12.3 당신은 세 분으로 이루어졌습니다 '몸, 숨 그리고 마음' 이 중에서 첫 두가지는 당신의 것이지만 당신의 책임 아래에만 있다. 세 번째 것만 진정한 당신의 것이다.
The marks of a rational person
These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest... It succeeds in its own purpose... Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 11.1-2 이성적인 영혼의 특성은 '자기 인식, 자기 성찰, 자기 결정'입니다. 이런 것들은 스스로 수확을 거두어들이고.. 자신의 목적을 성취합니다.
Our sphere of impulses
Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special attention to the sphere of our impulses - that they are subject to reservation, to the common good, and that they are in proportion to actual worth. Marcus Aurelius, Meditationsm 11.37 에픽테토스는 우리가 동의의 빠진 예술을 발견하고, 우리의 충동의 영역에 특별한 주의를 기울여라 - 그것들은 보존을 위해 존재하며, 공동의 이익에 따르며, 실제 가치에 비례해야 한다 동의의 빠진 예술 다른 사람의 말이나 상황에 동의하는 능력, 우리가 ..
Opinions are like
What is bad luck? Opinion. What are conflict, dispute, blame, accusation, irreverence, and frivolity? They are all opinions, and more than that, they are opinions that lie outside of our own reasoned choice, presented as if they were good or evil. Let a person shift their opinions only to what belongs in the field of their own choice, and I guarantee that person will have peace of mind, whatever..
Observe cause and effect
Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action. In the action, immediately look for the target, in words, listen closely to what's being signaled. MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.4 대화할 때 이야기 하는 내용과 어떤 행동이 이어지는지 주의 깊게 살펴보세요. 행동에서 즉시 목표물을 찾고, 말속에 무슨 의미가 담겨 있는지 주의 깊게 들어보세요.