On the recordJanuary 1, 175
How many together with whom I came into the world are already gone out of it.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “How many together with whom I came into the world are already gone out of it.”
Editor's note · Context
In his personal journal, Marcus Aurelius reflects on the swift passage of life and the mortality of his contemporaries.
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