Aurelius, Meditations §aur_06_xlviii: Use thyself when any man speaks unto thee, so to hearken unto him, as that in...

Use thyself when any man speaks unto thee, so to hearken unto him, as that in the interim thou give not way to any other thoughts; that so thou mayst (as far as is possible) seem fixed and fastened to his very soul, whosoever he be that speaks unto thee.