Then turn to the morals of those who live with thee, and it is hardly possible to endure even the most agreeable of them, to say nothing of a man being hardly able to endure himself.
In his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius observes the inherent difficulties in enduring the morals of others and even oneself.
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