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The dataset generation failed
Error code:   DatasetGenerationError
Exception:    UnicodeDecodeError
Message:      'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x82 in position 39: invalid start byte
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1855, in _prepare_split_single
                  for _, table in generator:
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/text/text.py", line 73, in _generate_tables
                  batch = f.read(self.config.chunksize)
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/utils/file_utils.py", line 827, in read_with_retries
                  out = read(*args, **kwargs)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.9/codecs.py", line 322, in decode
                  (result, consumed) = self._buffer_decode(data, self.errors, final)
              UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0x82 in position 39: invalid start byte
              
              The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1436, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
                  parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1053, in convert_to_parquet
                  builder.download_and_prepare(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 925, in download_and_prepare
                  self._download_and_prepare(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1001, in _download_and_prepare
                  self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1742, in _prepare_split
                  for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
                File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1898, in _prepare_split_single
                  raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
              datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationError: An error occurred while generating the dataset

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Marcus Aurelius Quotes: 100+ Authentic Sayings from
Meditations
Over 100 quotes by Marcus Aurelius
with their complete reference. Including
links to the blog posts where they were
used on Via Stoica. These quotes by
Marcus Aurelius are taken from the
Gregory Hays translation. Use this tool
for your reference and inspiration. Be
aware of any false Marcus Aurelius
quotes out there. Here is Gregory
Sadler's video to help you find and
recognize some them, find it here.
Struggling in Life? Check our Stoic
Coaching.
Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic Emperor,
wrote his thoughts in his personal
journal. The quotes you can find here are mainly taken from his Meditations. While written almost
2000 years ago, they still ring true today.
“That sort of person is bound to do that. You might as well resent a fig tree for
secreting juice. (Anyway, before very long you'll both be death — death and soon
forgotten.)”
Marcus Aurelius Quotes: Over 100 Thoughts From a Stoic Emperor - Vi...
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Post: On Dealing with Frustrating People
Il
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“To stand up straight — not straightened.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, book 3.5
Post: On Believing in Yourself, How to Know Yourself, Five Stoic Quotes to Change Your Life, Five
Stoic Ideas to be a Better Investor, How to Practice Stoic Self Reliance
“The best revenge is not to be like that”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 6.6
Post: On Dealing with the General Public, The Stoic View on Revenge
“From Rusticus: “To read attentively — not to be satisfied with just getting the gist
of it.”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 1.7
Post: On Reading, Stoic Reading Habits
Marcus Aurelius Quote on Purpose:
Marcus Aurelius Quotes: Over 100 Thoughts From a Stoic Emperor - Vi...
VA sroica *
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 10.16
Il
ie
Post: What is Justice, What is Stoicism, How to Act Like a Stoic, What is the Stoic God, How to Be a
Stoic, Stoicism: A Philosophy for All, Five Stoic Quotes to Change Your Life, How to Live with
Purpose, Top 10 Marcus Aurelius Quotes, 10 Marcus Aurelius Quotes on Stoic Discipline
“If you seek tranquillity, do less.”
Democritus, Frg. B.3, From Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 4.24
Post: What is Temperance, The Stoic Approach to Doing Less
“The world is nothing but change. Our life is only perception.”
Democritus, Frg. B.115, From Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 4.3
Post: On Change, Perception and Change in Stoicism
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Source

  • Viastoica.com
  • Project Gutenberg
    OCR’d and cleaned using Tesseract in Google Colab.

Intended use: Grounding philosophical Q&A responses in a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system supporting the WWMAD bot.

License: This dataset includes material believed to be in the public domain or publicly redistributable. Users are advised to verify content license terms before republishing or using commercially.

Cleaning: Removed links, author signatures, and misrecognized footers. OCR artifacts may remain and will be refined in future versions.

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