Marcus Aurelius: “Most of what we say and do is not necessary, and its omission would save both time and trouble. At every step, therefore, a man should ask himself, 'Is this one of the things that are superfluous?' " - Upgoat

Marcus Aurelius: “Most of what we say and do is not necessary, and its omission would save both time and trouble. At every step, therefore, a man should ask himself, 'Is this one of the things that are superfluous?' "
submitted by paul_neri to Quotes 2.4 yearsDec 16, 2022 01:10:28 ago (+18/-0) (www.goodreads.com)
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9315162-most-of-what-we-say-and-do-is-not-necessary

By a co-incidence, Marcus and I had the same shower-thought (most of what we say is unnecessary). Great minds thinking alike, I guess. Before some smart-arse suggests I should have heeded Marcus's exhortation before making this Sub, think about the quote. It seems a common human-need to share our experiences but I'm not sure why given most folk are uninterested and why should they be?

Me: "A wave pushed me down so fast it made my ears ache".
She: "that's nice dear" .

IRL she said nothing. It was somewhat special to me because it had never happened to me before.

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Ragnar 1 points 2.3 years ago

Make Istanbul Constantinople again

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