In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present- I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 5.
Image: Terracotta statuette of two lovers on a couch, Greek, Asia Minor, Myrina, 2nd-1st century BCE that I photographed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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