Meditations · Book IV
Meditations, IV, 25
Chapter 25 of Book IV 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
Try how the life of the good man suits thee, the life of him who is satisfied with his portion out of the whole, and satisfied with his own just acts and benevolent disposition.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, IV, 25
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
Try how the life of the good man suits thee, the life of him who is satisfied with his portion out of the whole, and satisfied with his own just acts and benevolent disposition.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 3215
In French
Essaie de voir comment te réussit la vie d’un homme de bien, satisfait de la part que lui a attribuée l’univers et qui se contente d’agir pour son propre compte avec justice et d’être toujours dans des dispositions bienveillantes.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-04.txt, l. 106
Essaie de voir dans quelle mesure tu peux, toi aussi, réaliser la vie de l’homme de bien, qui sait se contenter du destin qu’il reçoit en partage dans l’ordre universel des choses, et qui se borne, en ce qui dépend de lui, à pratiquer la justice et à conserver la sérénité de son âme.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-04.txt, l. 103
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, IV, 25
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS IV, 25
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- IV·25
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