On the recordJanuary 1, 175
For to be vexed at anything which happens is a separation of ourselves from nature, in some part of which the natures of all other things are contained.
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Marcus Aurelius
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In his private journal, Marcus Aurelius reflects on how emotional distress signifies a detachment from the natural order of the cosmos.
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