Meditations 6.29

It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.29, translated by George Long

It is a disgrace for the soul to be the first to succumb in that life in which the body does not succumb.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.29, translated by C. R. Haines