On the recordJanuary 1, 175
While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.”
Editor's note · Context
In his personal reflections, this passage offers a simple yet profound directive to embrace goodness while one still has the capacity.
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Jan 1, 175
But everything else, whether it is in the power of thy will or not, is only lifeless ashes and smoke.
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.
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