Though thou be destined to live three thousand years and as many myriads besides, yet remember that no man loseth other life than that which he liveth, nor liveth other than that which he loseth.
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius This Roman Stoic hands down the day-to-day principles on which an all-powerful Emperor ruled for the welfare of the people. From the Harvard Classics, Vol. II, Part 3.
