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Marcus Aurelius: ‘A strong stomach digests what it eats’
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Marcus Aurelius: ‘A strong stomach digests what it eats’

Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius offered a powerful metaphor for resilience and self-mastery when he wrote, “A strong stomach digests what it eats.” “A strong stomach digests what it eats,” wrote Marcus Aurelius in Meditations. “So too, a strong soul transforms whatever happens into fuel for its purpose. The line appears in Meditations,...