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Whatsoever any man either doth or saith, thou must be good; not for any man's sake, but for thine own nature's sake; as if either gold, or the emerald, or purple, should ever be saying to themselves, Whatsoever any man either doth or saith, I must still be an emerald, and I must keep my colour.

Marcus Aureliusマルクス・アウレリウス

Meditations, Book 7, Section 12·121-180 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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