Marcus Aurelius: “To seek what is impossible is madness: and it is impossible that the…”

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To seek what is impossible is madness: and it is impossible that the bad should not do something of this kind.

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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius observes the futility of pursuing the impossible and the inevitability of certain actions from those who are morally corrupt.

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Marcus Aurelius: “To seek what is impossible is madness: and it is impossible that the bad should not do something of this kind.”