{"product_id":"the-marcus-aurelius-be-such-heavyweight-tee","title":"The Marcus Aurelius “Be Such” Heavyweight Tee","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"No longer talk about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMarcus Aurelius · \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e, X.16 · trans. George Long, 1862\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEAR THE PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wrote this to himself. Not to an audience, not for publication, a private note from the most powerful man in the world, telling himself to stop theorizing and act. Two thousand years on it still lands, because the distance between knowing and doing has not narrowed at all. Set in monumental, architecturally balanced type across the back, with our quill mark at the left chest and the wordmark inside the neck. An intellectual uniform, not a trend piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON ATTRIBUTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have probably seen the punchier version: \u003cem\u003ewaste no more time arguing what a good man should be, be one.\u003c\/em\u003e It reads well, and Marcus never wrote it. That phrasing comes from modern translations still under copyright, sharpened for effect. Above is George Long’s 1862 rendering, plainer, older, and free for anyone to print. 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Under 6% shrinkage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ink:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm Parchment on Pigment Black and Midnight Navy; deep ink on Pigment White.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIT \u0026amp; CARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Silhouette:\u003c\/strong\u003e An intentionally oversized, boxy cut with a slightly cropped length, a vintage academic shape made for everyday wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Order your standard size for the intended relaxed fit; size down for a closer cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, inside out, and separately. Tumble dry low. The pigment-dyed character deepens beautifully with time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note on garment dyeing. 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