On the recordJanuary 1, 175
All things are the same, familiar in experience, and ephemeral in time, and worthless in the matter.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “All things are the same, familiar in experience, and ephemeral in time, and worthless in the matter.”
Editor's note · Context
Marcus Aurelius offers a stark philosophical observation on the repetitive, fleeting, and ultimately insignificant nature of all material and experiential phenomena.
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