“It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.” – Gurdjieff (1873-1949)
“Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.” – Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.)
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A few years ago I was trying to determine what cocktails I could make with the alcohol I had at home. I searched the App Store but couldn't find an app that would let me do that, so I built one.
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Marcus Aurelius probably didn’t use words like “thyself ” since he spoke Latin.
Of course it’s a translation …
I wouldn’t put it past him. He was a rather odd man.