"Those obsessed with glory attach their well-being to the regard of others, those who love pleasure tie it to their feelings, but the one with true understanding seeks it only in their own actions . . . Think on the character of the people one wishes to please, the possessions one means to gain, and the tactics one employs to such ends. How quickly time erases such things, and how many will yet be wiped away."
~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 6:51, 59
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