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Aurelius, Meditations 4.26: What art and profession soever thou hast learned, endeavour to affect it, and...
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What art and profession soever thou hast learned, endeavour to affect it, and comfort thyself in it; and pass the remainder of thy life as one who from his whole heart commits himself and whatsoever belongs unto him, unto the gods: and as for men, carry not thyself either tyrannically or servilely towards any.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (c. AD 170) · aur_04_xxvi
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