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As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all.

Ryan Holiday

As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all.

Tags: marcus aurelius, meditations

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About Ryan Holiday

Ryan Holiday (born June 16, 1987) is an American author, originally a marketer, who made a name writing books and marketing them in non-traditional ways.
Holiday's debut to writing was in 2012, when he published Trust Me, I'm Lying. Since then he has published a number of other books including The Obstacle Is the Way (2014) and Ego is the Enemy (2016).