Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 7.12 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.12
Be thou erect, or be made erect.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.12, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesBe morally upright, or else accept being set right through correction and teaching.
Older wording
- “erect”
- — upright, standing firm in character
Themes and situations
- Virtue and character
- Learning and progress
- Self-discipline and habit
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