Meditations · Book IV
Meditations, IV, 34
Chapter 34 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
Willingly give thyself up to Clotho [one of the fates], allowing her to spin thy thread into whatever things she pleases.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, IV, 34
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
Willingly give thyself up to Clotho one of the fates, allowing her to spin thy thread + into whatever things she pleases.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 3293
In French
Abandonne-toi sans réserve à Clotho ; laisse-la tresser le fil de ta vie avec les événements qu’elle voudra.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-04.txt, l. 142
Abandonne-toi de ton plein gré à l’empire de Clotho, l’aidant à tisser la trame de tous les événements qu’il lui plaira de t’envoyer.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-04.txt, l. 139
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, 34
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS IV, 34
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- IV·34
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