Aurelius, Meditations §aur_07_xl: Then hath a man attained to the estate of perfection in his life and conversa...

Then hath a man attained to the estate of perfection in his life and conversation, when he so spends every day, as if it were his last day: never hot and vehement in his affections, nor yet so cold and stupid as one that had no sense; and free from all manner of dissimulation.