Building upon many years of privately shared thoughts on the real benefits of Stoic Philosophy, Liam Milburn eventually published a selection of Stoic passages that had helped him to live well. They were accompanied by some of his own personal reflections. This blog hopes to continue his mission of encouraging the wisdom of Stoicism in the exercise of everyday life. All the reflections are taken from his notes, from late 1992 to early 2017.
The Death of Marcus Aurelius
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Ellis Walker, Epictetus in Poetical Paraphrase 22
XXII.
While on this busy stage, the world you stay,
You're, as it were the actor of a play;
Of such a part therein, as he thinks fit
To whom belongs the pow'r of giving it.
Longer, or shorter, is thy part, as he,
The master of the revels, shall decree.
If he command to act the beggar's part,
Do it with all thy skill, with all thy art,
Though mean the character, yet ne'er complain,
Perform it well; as just applause you'll gain,
As he, whose princely grandeur fills the stage,
And frights all near him in heroick rage.
Say, thou a cit or cripple represent,
Let each be done with the best management.
'Tis in thy power to perform with art,
Though not within thy pow'r to chuse the part.
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