On the recordJanuary 1, 175
That which does not make a man worse than he was, also does not make his life worse, nor does it harm him either from without or from within.
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Marcus Aurelius
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Editor's note · Context
Marcus Aurelius articulates a Stoic principle that true harm only comes from that which degrades one's character, not from external events.
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