Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 10.4 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.4
If a man is mistaken, instruct him kindly and show him his error. But if thou art not able, blame thyself, or blame not even thyself.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.4, tr. George Long (1862)
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AI-written notesIf someone is mistaken, kindly show them where they went wrong. If you cannot get through to them, take the failure on yourself, or better still blame no one.
Themes and situations
- Kindness and forgiveness
- Anger
- Justice and fairness
- Being angry with someone
- Conflict at work
- Parenting
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