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Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

§ Section 10

Book Nine

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Book Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.

Book Description: The personal notes of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. This book has influenced many throughout history from students to statesmen. It's an inside look at a brilliant and thoughtful man working on living well. The emperor and philosopher's thoughts are crucial to understand for any Stoic seeking to do their best in a complex world.

Chapter Subtitle: He who acts unjustly acts impiously.

10. Both man and God and the universe produce fruit; at the proper seasons each produces it.

But if usage has especially fixed these terms to the vine and like things, this is nothing.

Reason produces fruit both for all and for itself, and there are produced from it other things of the same kind as reason itself.