A passage from Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1.14
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From my brother, I learned to be ready to be reconciled with those who have once offended, when they are willing to meet us halfway; and to read carefully, and not to be satisfied with a superficial knowledge of books.
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