Quote#Wisdom
There is occasionally an apparent contradiction in the emperor's…
Quote byGeorge Long · 1800–1879
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Philosophy of Antoninus.
English (original)
there is occasionally an apparent contradiction in the emperor's thoughts, as if his principles were sometimes unsettled, as if doubt sometimes clouded his mind.
— George Long
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