Meditations · Book VI
Meditations, VI, 51
Chapter 51 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
He who loves fame considers another man's activity to be his own good; and he who loves pleasure, his own sensations; but he who has understanding considers his own acts to be his own good.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VI, 51
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
He who loves fame considers another man's activity to be his own good; and he who loves pleasure, his own sensations; but he who has understanding considers his own acts to be his own good.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4294
In French
L’ambitieux met son bien dans l’activité des autres ; le voluptueux dans ses propres sensations ; l’homme raisonnable dans sa propre action.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-06.txt, l. 203
Quand on aime la gloire, on fait consister son propre bien dans l’acte d’autrui ; quand on aime son plaisir, on place son bien dans sa satisfaction propre ; mais, si l’on est vraiment intelligent, on ne place jamais son bien que dans l’acte qu’on accomplit soi-même
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-06.txt, l. 245
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, 51
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VI, 51
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VI·51
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