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Remember that the ruling faculty is invincible, when self-collected it is satisfied with itself.
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“Remember that the ruling faculty is invincible, when self-collected it is satisfied with itself.”

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 “Remember that the ruling faculty is invincible, when…”

The governing mind becomes difficult to defeat when it can collect itself and choose by reason rather than react automatically to pressure.

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Meditations, Book VIII, section 48, George Long translation.

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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
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Instead of beginning with what an event has taken away, the practice asks which capacity—endurance, restraint, patience, or judgment—can still be exercised.

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Enchiridion, section X, George Long translation; Epictetus gives examples such as endurance under pain and patience under abuse.

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