Words from a Stoic emperor

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In the morning, when you find yourself loathe to rise, have this thought at hand: “I am arising to a man’s work. Shall I be annoyed at having to set about the work for which I was born, and for which I was brought into the world? Was I designed for the purpose of lying among the blankets and keeping myself warm?”

— Marcus Aurelius

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