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“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
Meditations, Book 10, Section 16·121-180 CE
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Marcus Aurelius
マルクス・アウレリウス
121-180 CE · Roman Stoicism
Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher.
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