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That which is not good for the bee-hive, cannot be good for the bee.

β€” Marcus Aurelius

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The communal image links individual welfare with the wider whole.

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Source: Meditations , Book VI

Edition: Casaubon translation Β· Translated by Meric Casaubon

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