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Marcus goes so far as to say that if you don’t act with the reserve clause in mind, then any failure immediately becomes an evil to you or a potential source of distress. By contrast, if you accept that the outcome couldn’t have been other than it was and wasn’t under your direct control, then you should suffer no harm or frustration.
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
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