What a small portion of vast and infinite eternity it is, that is XXVI. What is the present estate of my understanding? For herein lieth XXVII. To stir up a man to the contempt of death this among other THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS By George Long CONTENTS. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 9 PHILOSOPHY OF MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS 45 THE THOUGHTS 99 INDEX OF TERMS 305 GENERAL INDEX 311 GENERAL INDEX Active, man is by nature, ix. 16. Advice from the good to be taken, vii. 21; viii. 16. Affectation,vii. 60; viii. 30; xi. 18 (par. 9), 19. Anger discouraged, vi. 26, 27; xi. 18. Anger, offenses of, ii. 10. Anger, uselessness of, v. 28; viii. 4 Appearances not to be regarded, v. 36; vi. 3, 13. Astonishment should not be felt at any thing that happens, viii. 15; xii. 1 (sub fine), 13. Attainment, what is within every one's, vii. 67; viii. 8. Attention to what is said or done, vi. 53; vii. 4, 30; viii. 22. Bad, the, ii. 1. Beautiful, the, ii. 1. Casual. See Formal. Change keeps the world ever new, vii. 25; viii. 50 (l. 13); xii. 23 (l. 10) Change, law of, iv. 3 (sub f.), 36, v. 13, 23; vi. 4, 15, 36; vii. 18; viii. 6; ix. 19, 28 (par. 2), 35; x. 7, 18; xii. 21. Change, no evil in, iv. 42. Christians, the xi. 3. Circle, things come round in a, ii. 14. Comedy, new, xi. 6. Comedy, Old, xi. 6. Complaining, uselessness of, viii. 17, 50. Connection. See Universe. Conquerers are robbers, x. 10. Contentment. See Resignation. Co-operation. See Mankind and Universe. Daemon, the, ii. 13, 17; iii. 6 (l. 8), 7, 16 (l. 18); v. 10 (sub f.) 27; xii. 3 (sub. f.). Death, ii. 11, 12, 17; iii. 3, 7; iv. 5; v. 33; vi. 2, 24, 28; vii. 32; viii. 20, 58; ix. 3, 21; x. 36; xii. 23, 23, 35. Death inevitable, iii. 3; iv. 3 (l. 22), 6, 32, 48, 50; v. 33; vi. 47; viii. 25, 31. Desire, offenses of, ii. 10. Destiny, iii. 11 (l. 19); iv. 26; v. 8 (l. 13, etc.), 24; vii. 57; x. 5. Discontent. See Resignation. Doubts discussed, vi. 10; vii. 75; ix. 28, 39; xii. 5, 14, Duty, all-importance of, vi. 2, 22; x. 22. Earth, insignificance of the, iii. 10; iv. 3 (par. 1, sub f.); vi. 2; viii. 21; xii. 32. Earthly things, transitory nature of, ii. 12, 17; iv. 32, 33, 35, 48; v. 23; vi. 15, 36; vii. 21, 34; viii. 21, 25; x. 18, 31; xii. 27. Earthly things, worthlessness of, ii. 12; v. 10, 33; vi. 15; vii. 3; ix. 24, 36; xi. 2; xii. 27. Equanimity, x. 8. Example, we should not follow bad, vi. 6; vii. 65. Existence, meanness of, viii. 24. Existence, the object of, v. 1; viii. 19. External things cannot really harm a man, or affect the soul, ii. 11 (l. 22); iv. 3 (par. 2, sub f.); 8, 39, 49 (par. 2); v. 35; vii. 64; viii. 1 (sub f.); 32, 51 (par. 2); ix. 31; x. 33. Failure, x. 12. Fame, worthlessness of, iii. 10; iv. 3 (l. 45), 19, 33 (l. 10); v. 33; vi. 16, 18; vii. 34; viii. 1, 44; ix. 30. Fear, what we ought to, xii. 1 (l. 18). Fellowship. See Mankind.