Marcus Aurelius — "The duration of a man's life is but a point; the substance of it ever flowing, t…"

The duration of a man's life is but a point; the substance of it ever flowing, the sense obscure, the course of the body headlong, the soul fickle, fortune uncertain, and fame doubtful.
Marcus Aurelius — Marcus Aurelius Ancient · Stoic philosophy, Roman Emperor

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Meditations, Book 2, Section 17

Date: c. 161-180 AD

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