Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

All people are made to work together. So either teach them to do better, or put up with them.

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

All men are made one for another: either then teach them better, or bear with them.

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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Someone who fears death either fears having no awareness at all, or fears that his awareness will be different. But he should comfort himself with this: either there is no awareness at all, and so no sense of suffering; or if there is awareness, then it's another life, and so not really death.

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Death & Mortality Calm Your Mind
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

He that feareth death, either feareth that he shall have no sense at all, or that his senses will not be the same. Whereas, he should rather comfort himself, that either no sense at all, and so no sense of evil; or if any sense, then another life, and so no death properly.

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