Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Will passengers complain if they reach their destination safely? Will patients complain if they are cured? They care about only one thing: passengers want the captain to get them to shore safely, and patients want the doctor to make them well.

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What Matters Most Human Nature
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

Will either passengers, or patients, find fault and complain, either the one if they be well carried, or the others if well cured? Do they take care for any more than this; the one, that their shipmaster may bring them safe to land, and the other, that their physician may effect their recovery?

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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

What is bad for the hive cannot be good for the bee.

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Human Nature Doing The Right Thing
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

That which is not good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the bee.

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