Marcus Aurelius: Things have no hold on the soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direct it. It is moved and directed by itself

Things have no hold on the soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direc — Marcus Aurelius

Things have no hold on the soul. They have no access to it, cannot move or direct it. It is moved and directed by itself alone. It takes the things before it and interprets them as it sees fit.

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