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Meditations · Marcus Aurelius

XXXVIII. If thou canst but withdraw conceit and opinion concerning

that which may seem hurtful and offensive, thou thyself art

as safe, as safe may be. Thou thyself? and who is that?

Thy reason. 'Yea, but I am not reason.' Well, be it so.

However, let not thy reason or understanding admit of grief,

and if there be anything in thee that is grieved, let that,

(whatsoever it be,) conceive its own grief, if it can.