6. Do wrong to yourself do wrong to yourself my soul; but you will no longer have the opportunity of honouring yourself Every man's life is sufficient.
But yours is nearly finished, though your soul reverences not itself but places your felicity in the souls of others.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Two
Chapter Subtitle: Begin the morning by saying to yourself I shall meet with the busy-body, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial.
Location: Chapter 2, Section 6
Content:
6. Do wrong to yourself do wrong to yourself my soul; but you will no longer have the opportunity of honouring yourself Every man's life is sufficient.
But yours is nearly finished, though your soul reverences not itself but places your felicity in the souls of others.