Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 4.7 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.7
Take away thy opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, “I have been harmed.” Take away the complaint, “I have been harmed,” and the harm is taken away.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.7, tr. George Long (1862)
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AI-written notesFeeling harmed depends on how you judge what happened. Drop the judgement that you have been harmed and the feeling of being harmed goes with it.
Themes and situations
- Judgements and impressions
- Insult and criticism
- What is in our control
- Emotions and the passions
- Being criticised or insulted
- Being treated unfairly
- Being angry with someone
- Betrayal
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