The Death of Marcus Aurelius

The Death of Marcus Aurelius

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Stoic Snippets 126


Retire into yourself. 

The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquillity. 

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.28

IMAGE: Gerrit Dou, The Hermit (1670)



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