Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Whatever works for you, O World, works for me. Nothing can be out of season for me if it's in season for you. Whatever your seasons bring, I will always see as good fruit and growth. O Nature! All things come from you, exist in you, and return to you. If someone could say of Athens, 'You lovely city of Cecrops,' shouldn't I say of the world, 'You lovely city of God?'

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Calm Your Mind Freedom & Control
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

Whatsoever is expedient unto thee, O World, is expedient unto me; nothing can either be 'unseasonable unto me, or out of date, which unto thee is seasonable. Whatsoever thy seasons bear, shall ever by me be esteemed as happy fruit, and increase. O Nature! from thee are all things, in thee all things subsist, and to thee all tend. Could he say of Athens, Thou lovely city of Cecrops; and shalt not thou say of the world, Thou lovely city of God?

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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Don't wander off course. With every impulse and desire, do what is right. Always be careful to see clearly what each thought really is when it appears.

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Doing The Right Thing Knowing Yourself
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

Not to wander out of the way, but upon every motion and desire, to perform that which is just: and ever to be careful to attain to the true natural apprehension of every fancy, that presents itself.

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