Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

All particular things are determined by the nature of the universe itself. They are not determined by any other nature — whether that nature surrounds and contains them, or exists within them as scattered parts, or exists outside them as something they depend on.

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Freedom & Control What Matters Most
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

According to the nature of the universe all things particular are determined, not according to any other nature, either about compassing and containing; or within, dispersed and contained; or without, depending.

Meditations, Book 6, Section 8 Book 6 · 8 of 64
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

The rational part of your mind has power over itself. It can stir itself up and redirect itself. It also shapes how it sees itself and everything that happens, according to its own will.

Meditations, Book 6, Section 7 Book 6 · 7 of 64
Freedom & Control Knowing Yourself
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

The rational commanding part, as it alone can stir up and turn itself; so it maketh both itself to be, and everything that happeneth, to appear unto itself, as it will itself.

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