On the recordJanuary 1, 175
Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like the man who throws up a ball.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “Nature has had regard in everything no less to the end than to the beginning and the continuance, just like the man who…”
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Marcus Aurelius reflects on nature's comprehensive design, which considers the entire trajectory of things from beginning to end.
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