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Marcus Aurelius: Thou canst pass thy life in an equable flow of happiness, if thou canst go by the right way, and think and act in the…

On the recordJanuary 1, 175
Thou canst pass thy life in an equable flow of happiness, if thou canst go by the right way, and think and act in the right way.
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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius offers a principle for achieving a consistently happy life, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the correct path in thought and action.

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