Marcus Aurelius: “Such as bathing appears to thee,--oil, sweat, dirt, filthy water, all…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175

Such as bathing appears to thee,--oil, sweat, dirt, filthy water, all things disgusting,--so is every part of life and everything.

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Marcus Aurelius

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He uses the mundane act of bathing as a metaphor for the often unpleasant realities of life.

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