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Aurelius, Meditations 9.13: The things themselves that affect us, they stand without doors, neither knowi...
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The things themselves that affect us, they stand without doors, neither knowing anything themselves nor able to utter anything unto others concerning themselves. What then is it, that passeth verdict on them? The understanding.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (c. AD 170) · aur_09_xiii
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