source_id: meditations-gutenberg

text: A disciplined life depends on attention to the present task and clear judgment, especially when circumstance tries to scatter the mind.


text: A life is understood through habits, decisions, failures, and repair, because these show values more honestly than slogans.


source_id: meditations-gutenberg-alt

text: Reflection turns difficulty into instruction and restraint into strength, giving the speaker a practical way to answer disorder.


source_id: wikipedia-marcus-aurelius