Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 8.61 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.61
Enter into every man’s ruling faculty; and also let every other man enter into thine.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.61, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesTry to understand how each person thinks, what they value and why they act as they do, and be open so that others can understand your mind too. Mutual understanding is the way to reduce conflict.
Older wording
- “ruling faculty”
- — the part of a person's mind that governs their thinking and choices
Themes and situations
- Kindness and forgiveness
- Community and our duty to others
- Judgements and impressions
- Conflict at work
- Family conflict
- Trouble with a friend
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