Meditations · Book VI
Meditations, VI, 53
Chapter 53 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
Accustom thyself to attend carefully to what is said by another, and as much as it is possible, be in the speaker's mind.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VI, 53
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
On the widgets
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
Accustom thyself to attend carefully to what is said by another, and as much as it is possible, be in the speaker's mind.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4302
In French
Prends l’habitude d’écouter sans distraction ce que disent les autres ; mets-toi autant que possible dans l’âme de celui qui parle.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-06.txt, l. 211
Accoutume-toi à écouter sans distraction intérieure ce qu’un autre te dit ; et, autant qu’il est possible, entre dans la pensée de la personne qui te parle.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-06.txt, l. 259
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, 53
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VI, 53
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VI·53
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