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Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE

Meditations 12.25 — Marcus Aurelius

Translation by George Long (1862)

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.25

Cast away opinion: thou art saved. Who then hinders thee from casting it away?
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Let go of the judgement that something is terrible and you are rescued from the distress it was causing. Nothing outside you stops you from dropping it, so the only obstacle is your own habit of believing it.

Themes and situations

  • Judgements and impressions
  • What is in our control
  • Peace of mind
  • Freedom
  • Anxiety about the future
  • Being angry with someone

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.25, tr. George Long (1862)