Meditations · Book IV
Meditations, IV, 37
Chapter 37 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
Thou wilt soon die, and thou art not yet simple, nor free from perturbations, nor without suspicion of being hurt by external things, nor kindly disposed towards all; nor dost thou yet place wisdom only in acting justly.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, IV, 37
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
Thou wilt soon die, and thou art not yet simple, nor free from perturbations, nor without suspicion of being hurt by external things, nor kindly disposed towards all; nor dost thou yet place wisdom only in acting justly.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 3306
In French
Tu vas mourir, et tu n’es encore ni simple, ni calme, ni sûr que rien d’extérieur ne peut te nuire, ni bienveillant pour tout le monde, et tu ne fais pas encore consister la sagesse dans la pratique de la justice.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-04.txt, l. 154
Tu seras mort dans quelques instants ; et tu n’as pas su encore, ni simplifier ta vie, ni assurer ta tranquillité, ni te débarrasser de cette fausse opinion que les choses du dehors peuvent te nuire, ni être bienveillant envers tout le monde, ni apprendre que la sagesse ne consiste que dans la justice.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-04.txt, l. 151
How to cite
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- Full form — full screen and large widgets
- — MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, IV, 37
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS IV, 37
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- IV·37
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