Meditations 6.17

Above, below, all around are the movements of the elements. But the motion of virtue is in none of these: it is something more divine, and advancing by a way hardly observed, it goes happily on its road.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.17, translated by George Long

Up, down, round-wise sweep the elements along. But the motion of virtue is in none of these ways. It is something more divine, and going forward on a mysterious path fares well upon its way.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.17, translated by C. R. Haines