Nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul.
- Source
- Meditations, 4.3, trans. George Long
- Written
- c. AD 170–180
About this quotation
In Book 4 Marcus notes that people look for retreats in the country, by the sea or in the hills, and says the same calm is available at any moment by turning inward. The wording is George Long’s 1862 translation, which is in the public domain; modern translations phrase it differently.