Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?


IX, 40 - Meditations (c. 161–180 CE) - Book IX

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power?