"As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It's essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all."-MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.63
("플라톤이 말했듯이, 모든 영혼은 자신도 모르게 진리를 빼앗기게 됩니다. 정의, 절제, 타인에 대한 선의와 같은 모든 유사한 미덕도 마찬가지입니다. 이를 마음속에 항상 간직하는 것이 중요합니다. 그러면 모든 사람에게 더욱 부드럽게 대할 수 있을 것입니다." - 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, 《명상록》, 7.63)
As he wound his way up Via Dolorosa to the top of Calvary Hill, Jesus (or Christus as he would have been known to Seneca and other Roman contemporaries) had suffered immensely. He'd been beaten, flogged, stabbed, forced to bear his own cross, and was set to be crucified on it next to two common criminals. There he watched the soldiers roll dice to see who would get to keep his clothes, listened as the ...