On the recordJanuary 1, 175
All things are change, yet we need not fear anything new.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “All things are change, yet we need not fear anything new.”
Editor's note · Context
In his private journal, Marcus Aurelius reflects on the inevitability of change and the appropriate human response to it.
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