Marcus Aurelius: “In the next place remember that neither the future nor the past pains…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175

In the next place remember that neither the future nor the past pains thee, but only the present.

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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius reminds himself of a fundamental Stoic principle: that only the present moment can cause pain, not the past or the future.

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Marcus Aurelius: “In the next place remember that neither the future nor the past pains thee, but only the present.”