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Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE

Meditations 4.13 — Marcus Aurelius

Translation by George Long (1862)

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.13

Hast thou reason? I have.—Why then dost not thou use it? For if this does its own work, what else dost thou wish?
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You have a reasoning mind, so use it; if it is doing its job properly, there is nothing else you need to be content.

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  • Learning and progress
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