Labour
not unwillingly, nor without regard to the common interest, nor
without due consideration, nor with distraction; nor let studied
ornament set off thy thoughts, and be not either a man of many words,
or busy about too many things. And further, let the deity which is in
thee be the guardian of a living being, manly and of ripe age, and
engaged in matter political, and a Roman, and a ruler, who has taken
his post like a man waiting for the signal which summons him from
life, and ready to go, having need neither of oath nor of any man's
testimony. Be cheerful also, and seek not external help nor the
tranquility which others give. A man then must stand erect, not be
kept erect by others.
(podcast episode) (original Greek)
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