"[T]hou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself"
— Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
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Work Title
Date
167
Metaphor
"[T]hou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself"
Metaphor in Context
Men seek out retreats for themselves in the country, by the seaside, on the mountains, and thou too art wont to long intensely for such things. But all this is unphilosophical to the last degree, when thou canst at a moment's notice retire into thyself.
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Provenance
Reading Lawrence Klein's Shaftesbury and the Culture of Politeness. Cambridge: CUP, 1994. p. 79.
Date of Entry
08/17/2004
Date of Review
10/16/2006
