If the gods have determined about me and about the things which must happen to me, they have determined well, for it is not easy even to imagine a deity without forethought; and as to doing me harm, why should they have any desire towards that? For what advantage would result to them from this or to the whole, which is the special object of their providence? But if they have not determined about me individually, they have certainly determined about the whole at least, and the things which happen by way of sequence in this general arrangement I ought to accept with pleasure and to be content with them.Marcus Aurelius
About This Quote
This quotation is a reminder for us to accept whatever comes our way. We should not be concerned about what we cannot control, we should not be worried about what we cannot change and we should not fear what we cannot affect.
Source: Meditations
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