The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Friday, July 8, 2022

Epictetus, Golden Sayings 157


It is the critical moment that shows the man. 

So when the crisis is upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough and stalwart antagonist. 

"To what end?" you ask. 

That you may prove the victor at the Great Games. Yet without toil and sweat this may not be! 

IMAGE: Cesare Fracanzano, Two Wrestlers (c. 1637) 



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