Meditations · Book VII
Meditations, VII, 61
Chapter 61 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
The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VII, 61
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4728
In French
L’art de vivre ressemble à celui de la lutte plus qu’à celui de la danse ; il faut y être prêt aux coups imprévus et les attendre debout, sans tomber.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-07.txt, l. 254
L’art de la vie se rapproche de l’art de la lutte, bien plus que de celui de la danse, puisqu’il y faut toujours être prêt, et inébranlable, à tous les accidents qui peuvent survenir et qu’on ne saurait prévoir.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-07.txt, l. 277
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, 61
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VII, 61
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VII·61
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