8. That which does not make a man worse than he was, also does not make his life worse, nor does it harm him either from without or from within.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Four
Chapter Subtitle: That which rules within, when it is according to nature, is so affected with respect to the events which happen, that it always easily adapts itself to that which is and is presented to it.
Location: Chapter 4, Section 8
Content:
8. That which does not make a man worse than he was, also does not make his life worse, nor does it harm him either from without or from within.