Meditations · Book VII
Meditations, VII, 71
Chapter 71 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
It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible.
— MARCUS AURELIUS · MEDITATIONS, VII, 71
After Long, 1862 — modernized.
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The whole chapter in Long’s 1862 edition
It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible.
Source: Project Gutenberg · corpus/sources/marcus-aurelius-meditations-long-1862.txt, l. 4825
In French
Combien il est ridicule de ne point chercher à éviter sa propre méchanceté, ce qui est possible, et de vouloir éviter celle des autres, ce qui ne l’est pas !
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-couat-1904/livre-07.txt, l. 294
Il est assez plaisant de ne pas songer à corriger ses propres vices, ce qui est possible cependant, et de prétendre corriger ceux d’autrui, ce qui est absolument impossible.
Source: Wikisource · corpus/sources/fr/marcus-aurelius-pensees-barthelemy-1876/livre-07.txt, l. 317
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, 71
- Short form — small widget and Lock Screen
- — MEDITATIONS VII, 71
- Minimal form — circular Lock Screen widget
- VII·71
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