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He who does wrong does wrong against himself. He who acts unjustly acts unjustly to himself, because he makes himself bad.

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
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Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
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Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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