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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Every action has an end. Every purpose reaches completion. We say they are finished. Even opinions come to a complete stop — which is like their death. In all of this, there is no harm.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 19 Book 9 · 25 of 60
Calm Your Mind Freedom & Control
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

Of an operation and of a purpose there is an ending, or of an action and of a purpose we say commonly, that it is at an end: from opinion also there is an absolute cessation, which is as it were the death of it. In all this there is no hurt.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 19 Book 9 · 25 of 60
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

All things in the world are always changing. You are changing too, always breaking down in some way. So is the whole world.

It is not your sin, but another person's sin. Why should it trouble you? Let them deal with it — it's their sin.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 17 Book 9 · 24 of 60
Freedom & Control Calm Your Mind
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

All things that are in the world, are always in the estate of alteration. Thou also art in a perpetual change, yea and under corruption too, in some part: and so is the whole world.

it is not thine, but another man's sin. Why should it trouble thee? Let him look to it, whose sin it is.

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