Marcus Aurelius: “Whatever happens to every man, this is for the interest of the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175

Whatever happens to every man, this is for the interest of the universal: this might be sufficient.

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Marcus Aurelius

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From his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius considers the interconnectedness of individual events with the greater cosmic order.

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Marcus Aurelius: “Whatever happens to every man, this is for the interest of the universal: this might be sufficient.”