The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, for it requires that we should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.
Ἡ βιωτικὴ τῇ παλαιστικῇ ὁμοιοτέρα ἤπερ τῇ ὀρχηστικῇ κατὰ τὸ πρὸς τὰ ἐμπίπτοντα καὶ οὐ προεγνωσμενα ἕτοιμος καὶ ἀπτὼς ἑστάναι.
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Original Citation
Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. 180, bk. 7, sect. 61.
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Current Citation
Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. Edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, book 7, sect. 61.
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