Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 5.27 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.27
Live with the gods. And he does live with the gods who constantly shows to them, his own soul is satisfied with that which is assigned to him, and that it does all that the daemon wishes, which Zeus hath given to every man for his guardian and guide, a portion of himself. And this is every man’s understanding and reason.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.27, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesLiving in harmony with the divine order means being content with the life you have been given and following your inner guide, the reason that every person carries as a portion of the divine.
Older wording
- “daemon”
- — your inner guiding spirit, your reason or conscience
Themes and situations
- Acceptance and fate
- Nature and the cosmos
- Peace of mind
- Virtue and character
- Searching for meaning
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