On the recordJanuary 1, 175
I now have what the universal nature now wills me to have; and I do what my nature now wills me to do.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “I now have what the universal nature now wills me to have; and I do what my nature now wills me to do.”
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Marcus Aurelius expresses his acceptance of his present circumstances and actions as aligned with universal nature.
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