Marcus Aurelius: Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience – every day these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever you

Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience – every day these things wipe — Marcus Aurelius

Drama, combat, terror, numbness, and subservience – every day these things wipe out your sacred principles, whenever your mind entertains them uncritically or lets them slip in.

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