Marcus Aurelius: Waste not the remnant of thy life in those imaginations touching other folk, whereby thou contributest not to the common

Waste not the remnant of thy life in those imaginations touching other folk, whe — Marcus Aurelius

Waste not the remnant of thy life in those imaginations touching other folk, whereby thou contributest not to the common weal.

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