Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
MA Marcus AureliusRoman emperor & Stoic · 121–180Что означает эта цитата
A good life asks far less than we assume. Most of our peace depends on how we think, not on how much we manage to acquire.
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Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher whose private notebook, Meditations, remains a handbook for steady living.
This line is among the quotes by Marcus Aurelius that readers return to on спокойствие, drawn from Meditations — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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