Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 7.53 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.53
Where any work can be done conformably to the reason which is common to gods and men, there we have nothing to fear: for where we are able to get profit by means of the activity which is successful and proceeds according to our constitution, there no harm is to be suspected.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.53, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesWhere you can act in line with the reason humans share with the gods, there is nothing to fear. Useful, successful activity that suits your nature cannot do you harm.
Older wording
- “conformably”
- — in accordance with
- “constitution”
- — your natural make-up
Themes and situations
- Fear and anxiety
- Nature and the cosmos
- Virtue and character
- Courage
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