These two things are common both to the soul of God and to the soul of man, and to the soul of every rational being: not to be hindered by another; and to hold good to consist in the disposition to justice and the practice of it, and in this to let thy desire find its termination.
Marcus Aurelius identifies two fundamental principles shared by all rational beings, including God and man: freedom from external hindrance and the ultimate good found in the disposition and practice of justice.
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