But to reverence and honor thy own mind will make thee content with thyself, and in harmony with society, and in agreement with the gods, that is, praising all that they give and have ordered.
From his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius describes the benefits of respecting one's own intellect and aligning with divine order.
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All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil.
Labor not unwillingly, nor without regard to the common interest, nor without due consideration, nor with distraction; nor let studied ornament set off thy thoughts, and be not either a man of many words, or busy about too many things.
One is that things do not touch the soul, for they are external and remain immovable; but our perturbations come only from the opinion which is within.
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