Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 6

Nihil miremur eorum, ad quae nati sumus, quae ideo nulli querenda, quia paria sunt omnibus. Ita dico, paria sunt; nam etiam quod effugit aliquis, pati potuit. Aequum autem ius est non quo omnes usi sunt, sed quod omnibus latum est. Imperetur aequitas animo et sine querella mortalitatis tributa pendamus.

Ne soyons surpris d’aucune des épreuves pour lesquelles nous sommes nés : nul n’a droit de s’en plaindre, elles sont communes à tous. Je dis à tous, car celui même qui y échappe pouvait les subir ; or la loi juste est celle non point qui a son effet sur tous, mais qui est faite pour tous. Imposons à notre âme la résignation, et payons sans gémir les tributs d’un être mortel.

We should not manifest surprise at any sort of condition into which we are born, and which should be lamented by no one, simply because it is equally ordained for all. Yes, I say, equally ordained; for a man might have experienced even that which he has escaped. And an equal law consists, not of that which all have experienced, but of that which is laid down for all. Be sure to prescribe for your mind this sense of equity; we should pay without complaint the tax of our mortality.