Plain
Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

When you feel upset about something, have you forgotten that all things happen according to the nature of the universe? Only the person who did wrong should be concerned. And what is happening now has always happened in the world and always will happen. It happens everywhere. All people are connected to each other — not by blood or family, but by sharing the same kind of mind.

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

When thou art grieved at anything, hast thou forgotten that all things happen according to the nature of the universe; and that him only it concerns, who is in fault; and moreover, that what is now done, is that which from ever hath been done in the world, and will ever be done, and is now done everywhere: how nearly all men are allied one to another by a kindred not of blood, nor of seed, but of the same mind.

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Marcus Aurelius — The Emperor

Drop your opinions, and you are safe. What stops you from letting them go?

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

Cast away from thee opinion, and thou art safe. And what is it that hinders thee from casting of it away?

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