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Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
PhilosophyStoicismClassic
Key Insights
1
You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
2
The obstacle is the way: what stands in the path becomes the path. Every difficulty is training material.
3
Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
4
Memento mori: the awareness of death is not morbid — it is clarifying. It removes the trivial and reveals the essential.
5
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Guard your mind as you would guard your home.
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