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Intro

 

Reverence that which is best in the universe; and this is that which makes use of all things and directs all things. And in like manner also reverecnce that which is best in thyself; and this is of the same kind as that. For in thyself also, that which makes use of everything else, is this, and thy life is directed by this.

That which does no harm to the state, does no harm to the citizen. In the case of every appearance of harm apply this rule: if the state is not harmed by this, neither am I harmed. But if the state is harmed, thou must not be angry which him who does harm to the state. Show him where his error is.

Often think of the rapidity with which things pass by and disappear, both the things which are and the things which are produced. For substance is like a river in a continual flow, and the activities of things are in constant change, and the causes work in infinite varieties; and there is hardly anything which stands stil. And consider this which is near to thee, this boundless abyss of the past and of the future in which all things disappear. How then is he not a fool who is puffed up with such things or plagues around them and mix himself miserable? For they vex him only for a time, and even a short time.

 

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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">尊重那宇宙中最好的东西，这就是利用和指引所有事物的东西。同样，也要尊重你自身中最好的东西，它具有跟上面所说的同样的性质。因为那利用别的一切事物的东西也在你自身中，你的生活受它指导。
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">那不损害国家的事情，也不会损害公民。对所有看来是损害的现象都来应用这一规则：如果国家不受其损害，那我也没有受到损害。但如果国家被损害，你不要对损害国家的人愤怒，而是向他展示他的错误。
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">经常想想那存在的事物和被产生的事物变化和消失得多么迅速。因为实体就像一条湍急地流动的河，事物的活动处在不断的变化之中，各种原因也在无限的变化之中起作用，几乎没有什么是保持静止的。考虑那接近于你的东西，那所有事物都消失于其中的过去和未来的无尽深渊。那么，那自得于这些事物或为它们发愁、把自己弄得很悲惨的人不是很傻吗？因为这些事物仅仅烦扰他一段时间，一段短暂的时间。