“ It is no evil for things to undergo change, and no good for things to subsist in consequence of change. ”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (c. 170 - 180). copy citation
| Author | Marcus Aurelius |
|---|---|
| Source | Meditations |
| Topic | evil change |
| Date | c. 170 - 180 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by George Long |
| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15877/15877-h/15877-h.htm |
Context
“and how all things are the co-operating causes of all things which exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.
41. Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say (i. c. 19) .
42. It is no evil for things to undergo change, and no good for things to subsist in consequence of change.
43. Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.”
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