Friday, March 22, 2019

Best retreat is in here not out there

An intersting quote from Marcus Aurelius.

What does it say about all our modern jumping on and off planes, visiting this and looking at that?


“People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in the mountains. You are very much in the habit of yearning for those same things. But this is entirely the trait of a base person, when you can at any moment find such a retreat in yourself. For nowhere can you find a more peaceful and less busy place than in your own soul - especially if on close inspection it is filled with ease, which I say is nothing more than being well-ordered. Treat yourself often to this retreat and be renewed."

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