Accept graciously, let go easily. This line – the entirety of §33 in Notebook 8 of the Meditations – stood out to me as I reviewed the text. In part this is because of the surrounding paragraphs. The surrounding paragraphs are long, by the standards of Marcus Aurelius’ book, and they center on heavy topics — justice, sound judgment, the relations betwee…
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