“Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.”

— Marcus Aurelius , book Meditations

VI, 3
Source: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI

Original

Ἔσω βλέπε· μηδενὸς πράγματος μήτε ἡ ἰδία ποιότης μήτε ἡ ἀξία παρατρεχέτω σε.

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Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

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