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Card #c201IR // #c201Verbatim excerpt
Betimes in the morning say to thyself, This day I shalt have to do with an idle curious man, with an unthankful man, a railer, a crafty, false, or an envious man; an unsociable uncharitable man.

— Source: Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)

[Use when]

When you walk into a day of difficult people.

[Why it matters]

Pre-decide your response to difficult people before the day starts — the obstacle named in advance loses its ambush.

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