Marcus Aurelius: “Everything is fruit to me which thy seasons bring, O Nature: from thee…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175

Everything is fruit to me which thy seasons bring, O Nature: from thee are all things, in thee are all things, to thee all things return.

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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius meditates on the cyclical nature of existence and his complete acceptance of all that Nature provides.

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