“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.”

— Marcus Aurelius

Source: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage

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Marcus Aurelius 400

Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

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