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Aug 2021
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Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, Part 3

SHARON HANDY
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This week, let’s relax and sleep to more from this classic of Stoic philosophy, and hear all about the fleeting nature of fame, the foolishness of being too busy, and the briefness of our little lives.

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