Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like a man who throws up a ball. What good is it then for the ball to be thrown up, or harm for it to come down... what good is it to the bubble while it holds together, or what harm when it is burst?


VIII, 20 - Meditations (c. 161–180 CE) - Book VIII

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like a man who throws up a ball. What good is...

Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like a man who throws up a ball. What good is...

Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like a man who throws up a ball. What good is...

Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like a man who throws up a ball. What good is...