The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Diogenes for the Day, 8/13/2018


He would often insist loudly that the gods had given to men the means of living easily, but this had been put out of sight, because we require honeyed cakes, unguents and the like. 

Hence to a man whose shoes were being put on by his servant, he said, "You have not attained to full felicity, unless he wipes your nose as well. And that will come, when you have lost the use of your hands."

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