Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 6.52 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.52
It is in our power to have no opinion about a thing, and not to be disturbed in our soul; for things themselves have no natural power to form our judgements.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.52, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesYou can choose to hold no opinion about an event and so stay undisturbed, because events have no built-in power to make you judge them one way or another.
Older wording
- “soul”
- — your mind and inner self
Themes and situations
- Judgements and impressions
- What is in our control
- Emotions and the passions
- Peace of mind
- Anxiety about the future
- Being criticised or insulted
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