Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Clear away illusions. Think carefully. Control your desires. Keep your mind free and your own.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 6 Book 9 · 10 of 60
Calm Your Mind Knowing Yourself
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

To wipe away fancy, to use deliberation, to quench concupiscence, to keep the mind free to herself.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 6 Book 9 · 10 of 60
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

If I see things clearly right now, and I act with kindness, and I accept whatever comes from God with a good heart, that's enough.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 5 Book 9 · 9 of 60
Calm Your Mind Doing The Right Thing
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

If my present apprehension of the object be right, and my present action charitable, and this, towards whatsoever doth proceed from God, be my present disposition, to be well pleased with it, it sufficeth.

Meditations, Book 9, Section 5 Book 9 · 9 of 60
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