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I am called to man's labour why then do I make a difficulty if I am going out to do what I was born to do and what I was brought into the world for?

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
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Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Annius Verus
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