Meditations · Book XII
Meditations, XII, 17
Chapter 17 of Book XII 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 it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, XII, 17
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
On the widgets
If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.
— MEDITATIONS XII, 17
If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.
— MEDITATIONS XII, 17
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 6966
In French
Si cette action ne convient pas, ne la fais pas ; si cette parole n’est pas vraie, ne la dis pas. Que ton âme soit au moins capable de se détourner.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-12.txt, l. 74
Si la chose n’est pas convenable, ne la fais pas ; si elle n’est pas vraie, ne la dis point. Que ce soit toujours là tes motifs d’agir.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-12.txt, l. 73
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, XII, 17
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS XII, 17
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- XII·17
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