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Marcus Aurelius

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

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What people say is influenced by their personal beliefs and may not be objectively true. Similarly, what we observe depends on our viewpoint and does not necessarily represent the full reality.

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