Meditations · Book X
Meditations, X, 4
Chapter 4 of Book X of the Meditations. First the passage as Stoïque shows it, after Long, 1862; then the whole chapter, word for word, in that edition, and the same chapter in French.
The passage in the app
If someone is mistaken, teach him kindly and show him his error. If you cannot, blame yourself, or not even yourself.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, X, 4
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
On the widgets
Not every widget family holds a passage this long. The app never cuts one: where it does not fit, a shorter passage takes its place, with its reference. The circular widget carries the locator alone.
The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
If a man is mistaken, instruct him kindly and show him his error. But if thou art not able, blame thyself, or blame not even thyself.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 5909
In French
S’il se trompe, avertis-le avec bonté, et montre-lui son erreur. Si tu n’y réussis pas, accuse-toi toi-même, ou mieux ne t’accuse même pas.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-10.txt, l. 15
Quand quelqu’un se trompe, redresse-le avec bienveillance, et montre-lui son erreur. Si tu ne peux le redresser, ne t’en prends qu’à toi seul ; ou mieux encore, ne t’en prends même pas à toi.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-10.txt, l. 20
How to cite
The canonical reference names the book and the chapter, so the passage can be found in any edition. The app composes it in three forms:
- Full form — full screen and large widgets
- — MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, X, 4
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS X, 4
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- X·4
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