Marcus Aurelius — "A cucumber is bitter. Throw it away. There are briars in the road. Turn aside fr…"

A cucumber is bitter. Throw it away. There are briars in the road. Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, 'And why were such things made?'
Marcus Aurelius — Marcus Aurelius Ancient · Stoic philosophy, Roman Emperor

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Meditations, Book 8, Section 50

Date: c. 161-180 AD

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