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We all work to one effect, some willingly, and with a rational apprehension of what we do: others without any such knowledge.

— Marcus Aurelius

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From Book VI (Casaubon translation) of Meditations. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.

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Source: Meditations , Book VI (Casaubon translation)

Edition: Casaubon translation · Translated by Meric Casaubon

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