Quote by Marcus Aurelius
Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this

Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and judgments that overthrow the rule of reason. – Marcus Aurelius

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