On the recordJanuary 1, 175
But as to the others, how many things had they to care for, and to how many things were they slaves!
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “But as to the others, how many things had they to care for, and to how many things were they slaves!”
Editor's note · Context
Marcus Aurelius observes the burdens and enslavement to external concerns experienced by others, contrasting it with a more liberated state of mind.
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