Meditations, Book 1, Section 14

Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

That my body has held up so long in this kind of life. That I never got involved with Benedicta and Theodotus, and even later when I had some romantic troubles, I got over them quickly. That though I was often annoyed with Rusticus, I never did anything to him that I later regretted. That even though my mother was meant to die young, she lived with me through all her final years. That whenever I wanted to help someone who was poor or in need, my staff never told me there wasn't enough money to do it. And I never had to ask anyone else for that kind of help. That I have a wife who is so loyal, loving, and honest. That I had good, capable people I could trust to help raise my children.

Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

That my body in such a life, hath been able to hold out so long. That I never had to do with Benedicta and Theodotus, yea and afterwards when I fell into some fits of love, I was soon cured. That having been often displeased with Rusticus, I never did him anything for which afterwards I had occasion to repent. That it being so that my mother was to die young, yet she lived with me all her latter years. That as often as I had a purpose to help and succour any that either were poor, or fallen into some present necessity, I never was answered by my officers that there was not ready money enough to do it; and that I myself never had occasion to require the like succour from any other. That I have such a wife, so obedient, so loving, so ingenuous. That I had choice of fit and able men, to whom I might commit the bringing up of my children.