Meditations, 7.70

Marcus Aurelius  translated by George Long

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70The gods who are immortal are not vexed because during so long a time they must tolerate continually men such as they are and so many of them bad; and besides this they also take care of them in all ways. But thou, who art destined to end so soon, art thou wearied of enduring the bad, and this too when thou art one of them?

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