On the recordJanuary 1, 175
A branch cut off from the adjacent branch must of necessity be cut off from the whole tree also.
Said by
Marcus Aurelius
Source
gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “A branch cut off from the adjacent branch must of necessity be cut off from the whole tree also.”
Editor's note · Context
From his personal reflections, this analogy illustrates the interconnectedness of parts within a whole.
Share
More from Marcus Aurelius
Jan 1, 175
The safety of life is this, to examine everything all through, what it is itself, that is its material, what the formal part; with all thy soul to do justice and to say the truth.
Jan 1, 175
There is one light of the sun, though it is interrupted by walls, mountains, and other things infinite.
Jan 1, 175
What remains, except to enjoy life by joining one good thing to another so as not to leave even the smallest intervals between?
Jan 1, 175
Reflecting on all this, consider nothing to be great, except to act as thy nature leads thee, and to endure that which the common nature brings.
Other voices in this conversation
