On the recordJanuary 1, 175
For what else are all these things, except exercises for the reason, when it has viewed carefully and by examination into their nature the things which happen in life?
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “For what else are all these things, except exercises for the reason, when it has viewed carefully and by examination…”
Editor's note · Context
This passage posits that all life's occurrences serve as exercises for reason, enabling careful examination of their nature.
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