XLIV. Dost thou grieve that thou dost weigh but so many pounds, and no… — Meditations

Meditations — Marcus Aurelius

XLIV. Dost thou grieve that thou dost weigh but so many pounds, and not three hundred rather? Just as much reason hast thou to grieve that thou must live but so many years, and not longer. For as for bulk and substance thou dost content thyself with that proportion of it that is allotted unto thee, so shouldst thou for time.

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