《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第13条
I am composed of the formal and the material; and neither of them will perish into non-existence, as neither of them came into existence out of non-existence. Every part of me then will be reduced by change into some part of the universe, and that again will change into another part of the universe, and so on forever. And by consequence of such a change I too exist, and those who begot me, and so on forever in the other direction. For nothing hinders us from saying so, even if the universe is administered according to definite periods [of revolution].
注释摘要
这一段里，奥勒留讲的是斯多葛派的构成论和宇宙循环观。所谓形式（formal）和质料（material），是斯多葛物理学的两个基本原则。质料是被动的东西，没有性质、可以被任何形式塑造的基质；形式就是逻各斯（logos），是主动的、赋予事物结构和运行的理性原则。在宇宙整体里，形式就是渗透一切、安排一切的宇宙理性，在个体身上，形式就是他的灵魂、他的主宰能力（he…