Marcus Aurelius
“Make thyself all simplicity.”
Meditations, IV.26 — tr. George Long, 1862·Verified
For when you needCalm
When it's all too much.
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About this line
It's from Book IV, section 26, a short run of orders Marcus gives himself. Just before it: "Do not disturb thyself." A few lines on: "In a word, thy life is short. Thou must turn to profit the present by the aid of reason and justice."
Why we carry this line
Too many attempts at just about everything are filled with step after step after step. Don't complicate it. Don't use all those steps as excuses.
Start it. Do it.
The design
Four short lines and one upright rule. Nothing else. The design takes its own advice.
Documented source
Attribution
Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations, IV.26 — tr. George Long, 1862
Status
Public domain in the United States
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