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Marcus Aurelius: “Termination of activity, cessation from movement and opinion, and in a sense their death, is no evil.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175
Termination of activity, cessation from movement and opinion, and in a sense their death, is no evil.
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Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius contemplates the natural end of activity and life, asserting that it is not inherently bad.

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