Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 9.4 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.4
He who does wrong does wrong against himself. He who acts unjustly acts unjustly to himself, because he makes himself bad.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.4, tr. George Long (1862)
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AI-written notesWhoever does wrong to others damages himself most, because the act makes him a worse person. The deepest harm of an unjust act lands on the one who commits it.
Themes and situations
- Justice and fairness
- Virtue and character
- An ethical dilemma
- Being treated unfairly
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