Meditations 4.11
Reflections on Marcus Aurelius
Do not have such an opinion of things as he has who does you wrong, or such as he wishes you to have, but look at them as they are in truth.
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 4.11 (tr Long)
One of the many comforting things about becoming familiar with Stoicism was that I never had to seek the approval of a narrow and trendy social group. I didn’t hav…
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