Meditations · Book VII
Meditations, VII, 57
Chapter 57 of Book VII 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
Love only what happens to you, what is spun with the thread of your destiny. What could suit you better?
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VII, 57
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
Love that only which happens to thee and is spun with the thread of thy destiny. For what is more suitable?
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4700
In French
Aime uniquement ce qui t’arrive, la destinée qui a été faite pour toi ! Que peut-il y avoir de mieux réglé ?
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-07.txt, l. 238
Nous n’avons qu’à aimer le sort dont la trame nous est tissue dans le destin commun. Qu’y a-t-il en effet de plus régulier ?
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-07.txt, l. 261
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, VII, 57
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VII, 57
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VII·57
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