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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to Himself - College of Stoic Philosophers

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cxlvi INTRODUCTION SECT, v<br />

barbarian till Western civilisation was Christian, and<br />

/ safe. Intellectually, he had neither genius nor learning,<br />

/ and wrote only for relief <strong>of</strong> sleeplessness and solitude :<br />

yet the centuries still turn <strong>to</strong> him for wisdom ; and the<br />

\ Thoughts remain imperishable, dignifying duty, shaming<br />

V weakness, and rebuking discontent.

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