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Card #c202IR // #c202Synthesis

At what time soever thou wilt, it is in thy power to retire into thyself, and to be at rest, and free from all businesses. A man cannot any whither retire better than to his own soul; he especially who is beforehand provided of such things within, which whensoever he doth withdraw himself to look in, may presently afford unto him perfect ease and tranquillity.

— In our words · Source: Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)

[Use when]

When escape feels like the only option.

[Why it matters]

The one retreat no circumstance can take: tranquillity as an inward order, not a place.

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