On the recordJanuary 1, 175
Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious…”
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From his personal reflections, on preparing one's mind for the challenges of daily human interaction.
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