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Words for what
we cannot control.
Prayers, hymns, and reflections from the Stoics and the voices they returned to. Read the ancient words beside their translations.
Begin with Cleanthesἄγου δέ μ᾽, ὦ Ζεῦ,
καὶ σύ γ᾽ ἡ Πεπρωμένη
Lead me, Zeus,
and you too, Destiny.
The collection
A place to begin again
22 of 22 passages
Prayers and hymns
Hymn to ZeusHymn to Zeus, lines 1–39Prayer to Zeus and DestinyEnchiridion 53.1; Letters 107.11Prayer for the arrival of difficultiesDiscourses 1.6.37Hymn of gratitude for the gifts of lifeDiscourses 1.16.15–21Prayer of complete surrenderDiscourses 2.16.42Prayer of self-examination in illness and deathDiscourses 3.5.7–10Prayer concerning remaining alive or departingDiscourses 3.24.96–102Final thanksgiving and return of lifeDiscourses 4.10.14–16 (prayer excerpt)Three prayers of inward freedomMeditations 9.40Address to the UniverseMeditations 4.23“I love as thou lovest”Meditations 10.21Thanksgiving for his lifeMeditations 1.17