In the year 175, [[Marcus Aurelius]] was betrayed by his general [[Avidius Cassius]] in an attempted coup. As always, Marcus responded with poise, even as he and his family were in mortal danger. “**The nearer a man is to a calm mind,” he wrote of such moments of crisis, “the closer he is to strength.”** A real man doesn’t give way to rage or panic, he reminded himself, willing himself to be like [[Antoninus]]. “Such a person has strength, courage and endurance,” he would say, “unlike the angry and complaining.”" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[discipline]], [[making-decisions]], [[patience]], [[stress]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** -- [[202409150124 - B - Discipline is Destiny]]