Remember: you shouldn’t be surprised that a fig tree produces figs, nor the world what it produces. A good doctor isn’t surprised when his patients have fevers, or a helmsman when the wind blows against him.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Modern Library. 2003. P.104, Book 8, #15. Also see The Internet Classics Archive | The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (mit.edu)
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