via Book VII

“69. This is the mark of a perfect character, to pass through each day as if it were the last, without agitation, without torpor, without pretence.”

“XL.Then hath a man attained to the estate of perfection in his life and conversation, when he so spends every day, as if it were his last day: never hot and vehement in his affections, nor yet so cold and stupid as one that had no sense; and free from all manner of dissimulation.”

“Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense.” Book 7, #69

Marcus Aurelius

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