On the recordJanuary 1, 175
I am composed of the formal and the material; and neither of them will perish into non-existence, as neither of them came into existence out of non-existence.
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Marcus Aurelius
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In his personal meditations, Marcus Aurelius states his understanding of human composition and the conservation of existence.
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