It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.
MA Marcus AureliusRoman emperor & Stoic · 121–180这句箴言的含义
Stop theorizing about virtue and simply practice it. Goodness shows up in what you do, not in how well you can describe it.
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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 动力 — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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