Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

One day you will reach a state of mind where you can live peacefully with both gods and people. You won't complain about what they do. And you won't do anything that deserves criticism.

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Calm Your Mind Human Nature
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

Such one day shall be thy disposition, that thou shalt be able, both in regard of the Gods, and in regard of men, so to fit and order thy conversation, as neither to complain of them at any time, for anything that they do; nor to do anything thyself, for which thou mayest justly be condemned.

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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

When you are content with your present situation, and everything around you adds to that contentment. When you convince yourself that you have all things — all for your good, all by the care of the gods. And when you are just as confident about the future, that all will go well. Everything tends toward the care and preservation of the perfect welfare and happiness of the one who is the perfection of life, goodness, and beauty. The one who creates all things and holds all things within himself. He gathers back into himself all things from all places that have dissolved, so that from them he may create others like them again.

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Calm Your Mind Freedom & Control
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor Original

When thou shalt have content in thy present estate, and all things present shall add to thy content: when thou shalt persuade thyself, that thou hast all things; all for thy good, and all by the providence of the Gods: and of things future also shalt be as confident, that all will do well, as tending to the maintenance and preservation in some sort, of his perfect welfare and happiness, who is perfection of life, of goodness, and beauty; who begets all things, and containeth all things in himself, and in himself doth recollect all things from all places that are dissolved, that of them he may beget others again like unto them.

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