Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.


The Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antonius (ed. 1862)


Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.

Be cheerful, also, and seek not external help, nor the peace which others give. A man must stand straight, and not be kept straight by others.