Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 6.7 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.7
Take pleasure in one thing and rest in it, in passing from one social act to another social act, thinking of God.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.7, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesFind your satisfaction in one steady thing: moving from one act of service to another, with the divine in mind.
Themes and situations
- Community and our duty to others
- Peace of mind
- Duty and roles
- Nature and the cosmos
- Searching for meaning
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