Meditations · Book VI
Meditations, VI, 19
Chapter 19 of Book VI 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 a thing is difficult to be accomplished by thyself, do not think that it is impossible for man: but if anything is possible for man and conformable to his nature, think that this can be attained by thyself too.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VI, 19
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
If a thing is difficult to be accomplished by thyself, do not think that it is impossible for man: but if anything is possible for man and conformable to his nature, think that this can be attained by thyself too.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4024
In French
Parce qu’une entreprise te paraît difficile, ne juge pas qu’elle est impossible à l’homme ; si, au contraire, elle est possible et s’il appartient à l’homme de l’accomplir, crois que tu peux toi-même la réaliser.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-06.txt, l. 75
Parce qu’une chose offre une difficulté énorme, ne va pas croire que ce soit chose impossible aux forces humaines ; et si c’est quelque chose de possible et même de naturel à l’homme, pense que toi aussi tu es en état de le faire.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-06.txt, l. 88
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, VI, 19
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VI, 19
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VI·19
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