“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter. Cold or warm. Tired or well-rested. Despised or honored. Dying . . . or busy with other assignments.”

— Marcus Aurelius , book Meditations

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Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VI, 2

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Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

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