On the recordJanuary 1, 175
But death certainly, and life, honor and dishonor, pain and pleasure,--all these things equally happen to good men and bad, being things which make us neither better nor worse.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “But death certainly, and life, honor and dishonor, pain and pleasure,--all these things equally happen to good men and…”
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From his personal writings, this passage asserts that external circumstances like life, death, and reputation do not inherently affect one's moral character.
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