{"query": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_v: Whatsoever it be that happe", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_4b82058d5759", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_xxxv: A good eye must be good to see whatsoever is to be seen, and not green things...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A good eye must be good to see whatsoever is to be seen, and not green things only. For that is proper to sore eyes. So must a good ear, and a good smell be ready for whatsoever is either to be heard,"}, {"id": "card_n_adbe43d3a6d9", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_09_vii: Of all unreasonable creatures, there is but one unreasonable soul; and of all...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Of all unreasonable creatures, there is but one unreasonable soul; and of all that are reasonable, but one reasonable soul, divided betwixt them all. 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And as for death, if there b"}, {"id": "card_n_70303fecaefc", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_11_xii: Will any contemn me?", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Will any contemn me? let him look to that, upon what grounds he does it: my care shall be that I may never be found either doing or speaking anything that doth truly deserve contempt. Will any hate me"}, {"id": "card_n_040560953580", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_12_iv: how come it to pass that the Gods having ordered all other things so well and...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "how come it to pass that the Gods having ordered all other things so well and so lovingly, should be overseen in this one only thing, that whereas then hath been some very good men that have made many"}, {"id": "card_n_8c757efd2e5c", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_v: Whatsoever it be that happens unto thee, it is that which from all time was a...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whatsoever it be that happens unto thee, it is that which from all time was appointed unto thee. For by the same coherence of causes, by which thy substance from all eternity was appointed to be, was "}, {"id": "card_n_54aba1d3c8cb", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_vi: Either with Epicurus, we must fondly imagine the atoms to be the cause of all...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Either with Epicurus, we must fondly imagine the atoms to be the cause of all things, or we must needs grant a nature. Let this then be thy first ground, that thou art part of that universe, which is "}, {"id": "card_n_d6cf897c136a", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_11_i: The natural properties, and privileges of a reasonable soul are: That she see...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The natural properties, and privileges of a reasonable soul are: That she seeth herself; that she can order, and compose herself: that she makes herself as she will herself: that she reaps her own fru"}, {"id": "card_n_e3621858d56d", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_01_xvii: Whatsoever proceeds from the gods immediately, that any man will grant totall...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whatsoever proceeds from the gods immediately, that any man will grant totally depends from their divine providence. 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If reason is general, then is that reason also, which prescribet"}, {"id": "card_n_b71505ae2c02", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_01_xii: From Claudius Maximus, in all things to endeavour to have power of myself, an...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "From Claudius Maximus, in all things to endeavour to have power of myself, and in nothing to be carried about; to be cheerful and courageous in all sudden chances and accidents, as in sicknesses: to l"}, {"id": "card_n_3edc60b0df26", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_iii: Whatsoever doth happen unto thee, thou art naturally by thy natural constitut...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whatsoever doth happen unto thee, thou art naturally by thy natural constitution either able, or not able to bear. If thou beest able, be not offended, but bear it according to thy natural constitutio"}, {"id": "card_n_982b9ffe05f0", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_06_xv: Not vegetative spiration, it is not surely (which plants have) that in this l...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Not vegetative spiration, it is not surely (which plants have) that in this life should be so dear unto us; nor sensitive respiration, the proper life of beasts, both tame and wild; nor this our imagi"}, {"id": "card_n_ff3d322490c2", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_04_xxix: Whatsoever is now present, and from day to day hath its existence; all object...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whatsoever is now present, and from day to day hath its existence; all objects of memories, and the minds and memories themselves, incessantly consider, all things that are, have their being by change"}, {"id": "card_n_ae01de9e0373", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_xxxvi: There is not any man that is so happy in his death, but that some of those th...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "There is not any man that is so happy in his death, but that some of those that are by him when he dies, will be ready to rejoice at his supposed calamity. Is it one that was virtuous and wise indeed?"}, {"id": "card_n_8363b9e09e26", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_05_v: No man can admire thee for thy sharp acute language, such is thy natural disa...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "No man can admire thee for thy sharp acute language, such is thy natural disability that way. Be it so: yet there be many other good things, for the want of which thou canst not plead the want or natu"}, {"id": "card_n_82320d6d17c8", "title": "Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_ii: As one who is altogether governed by nature, let it be thy care to observe wh...", "shelf": "classics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "As one who is altogether governed by nature, let it be thy care to observe what it is that thy nature in general doth require. That done, if thou find not that thy nature, as thou art a living sensibl"}]}