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Meditations VI.48
When thou wouldst cheer thine heart, think upon the good qualities of thy associates61; as for instance, this one’s energy, that one’s modesty, the generosity of a third, and some other trait of a fourth. For nothing is so cheering as the images of the virtues mirrored in the characters of those who live with us, and presenting themselves in as great a throng as possible. Have these images then ever before thine eyes.
- 61.But compare v. 10.