Meditations · Book XI
Meditations, XI, 4
Chapter 4 of Book XI 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
Have I done something for the common good? Then I have had my reward. Keep this always before your mind, and never stop.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, XI, 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
Have I done something for the general interest? Well then, I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy mind, and never stop doing such good.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 6424
In French
Ai-je agi conformément aux principes de la solidarité ? Je me suis donc rendu service. Que cette pensée soit toujours présente à ton esprit, ne la quitte jamais.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-11.txt, l. 17
Ai-je fait une chose utile à la communauté ? Si oui, je me suis rendu service à moi-même. Arrange-toi pour avoir toujours cette conviction présente à l’esprit, et ne cesse jamais de te conduire en conséquence.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-11.txt, l. 19
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, XI, 4
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS XI, 4
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- XI·4
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