L ook round at the courses of the stars, as if thou wert going along with them; and constantly consider the changes of the elements into one another; for such thoughts purge away the filth of the terrene life.
But, my good friend, reflect whether that which is noble and good is not something different from saving and being saved…
This is a fine saying of Plato: That he who is discoursing about men should look also at earthly things as if he viewed …