Marcus Aurelius: A cucumber is bitter. Throw it away. There are briars in the road. Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, "An

A cucumber is bitter. Throw it away. There are briars in the road. Turn aside fr — Marcus Aurelius

A cucumber is bitter. Throw it away. There are briars in the road. Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, "And why were such things made in the world?"

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