On the recordJanuary 1, 175
For the destruction of the understanding is a pestilence, much more, indeed, than any such corruption and change of this atmosphere which surrounds us.
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Marcus Aurelius
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From his personal reflections, emphasizing the greater harm of intellectual and moral corruption over physical ailments.
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