Meditations · Book VI
Meditations, VI, 39
Chapter 39 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
Adapt thyself to the things with which thy lot has been cast: and the men among whom thou hast received thy portion, love them, but do it truly.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VI, 39
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
Adapt thyself to the things with which thy lot has been cast: and the men among whom thou hast received thy portion, love them, but do it truly sincerely.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4171
In French
Accommode-toi des choses qui te sont échues ; aime les hommes avec lesquels le sort te fait vivre, aime-les sincèrement.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-06.txt, l. 155
Pour les choses que le sort te répartit, sache t’y plier et t’en accommoder ; et quant aux hommes, avec qui tu dois vivre, aime-les ; mais que ce soit en toute sincérité.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-06.txt, l. 172
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, 39
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VI, 39
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VI·39
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