On the recordJanuary 1, 175
And he who does not know for what purpose the world exists, does not know who he is, nor what the world is.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “And he who does not know for what purpose the world exists, does not know who he is, nor what the world is.”
Editor's note · Context
From his personal reflections, this aphorism connects understanding the world's purpose to understanding one's own identity.
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