"Look to the essence of a thing,..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius
Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
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“Be content to seem what you really are.”
“Keep yourself simple, good, pure, serious, and unassuming; the friend of justice and godliness; kindly, affectionate, and resolute in your devotion to duty.”