On the recordJanuary 1, 175
If then there is an invincible necessity, why dost thou resist?
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “If then there is an invincible necessity, why dost thou resist?”
Editor's note · Context
Following his contemplation on the nature of the universe, Marcus Aurelius poses a rhetorical question about the futility of resisting an unchangeable necessity.
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