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Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.
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“Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.”

Marcus Aurelius

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Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Date
c. 170
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George Long — Translator · from Ancient Greek
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Meaning of “Men exist for the sake of one another.…”

Human interdependence creates two practical choices when others fall short: help them learn when possible, or practice patient endurance when change is unavailable.

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Meditations, Book VIII; George Long translation in Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.

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All’s Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1; the Countess of Roussillon gives Bertram the counsel “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Verified against Wikisource’s 1910 facsimile transcription of the 1623 First Folio (folio spelling “Loue all, trust a few, Doe wrong to none”); direct evidence resolves to the reviewed Act I transcription.

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Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.
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“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.”

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The teaching moves beyond merely withholding retaliation and asks for active goodwill toward opponents, making forgiveness part of a transformed response to hostility.

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