Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, Book IV.3
“Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself.”
Reflection
The cottage and the coastline are lovely, but unavailable at 3pm on a Tuesday. The retreat that is always open is the pause between the thought and the reaction. Practise entering it for one breath.
Source record
- Author
- Marcus Aurelius
- Original source
- Meditations, Book IV.3
- Original date
- c. 170 AD
- Edition used
- Trans. George Long, 1862 — public domain
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