Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 5.21 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.21
Reverence that which is best in the universe; and this is that which makes use of all things and directs all things. And in like manner also reverence that which is best in thyself; and this is of the same kind as that. For in thyself also, that which makes use of everything else, is this, and thy life is directed by this.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.21, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesHonour the intelligence that directs the whole universe, and honour the same kind of directing reason inside yourself, which uses everything else and steers your life.
Older wording
- “reverence”
- — deep respect
Themes and situations
- Nature and the cosmos
- Virtue and character
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