The next tiny quote are from a work by Marcus Aurelius, a Roman Emperor and philosopher who lived during the 2nd century B.C.E
“Nothing is so conducive to greatness of mind as the ability to subject each element of our experience in life to methodical and truthful examination, always at the same time using this scrutiny as a means to reflect on the nature of the universe..”
Marcus Aurelius Meditations 3.2 (trans.) Hammond, M. 2006 London: Penguin
