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Marcus Aurelius@marcus-aurelius Β· c. 161β180 CE
In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present: I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?
β Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book V.1 (trans. George Long, 1862)
Ancient Rome