Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 11.4 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.4
Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy mind, and never stop doing such good.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.4, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesIf you have done something for the common good, you have already been paid, whether or not anyone thanks you. Keep that in mind and never stop doing good.
Themes and situations
- Community and our duty to others
- Gratitude
- Virtue and character
- Duty and roles
- Searching for meaning
- Burnout and overwork
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