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Oct 2022
51m 10s

Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, Part 4

SHARON HANDY
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For our Four-Year Anniversary (wow!), let’s relax and sleep with more from Marcus Aurelius, including some thoughts about smelly armpits. Hey, personal diaries can't all be gems of wisdom.

 

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