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Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE

Meditations 7.42 — Marcus Aurelius

Translation by George Long (1862)

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.42

For the good is with me, and the just.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.42, tr. George Long (1862)

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A one-line verse affirming that what is good and just stands with the person who acts rightly. With its context missing, it works only as a brief encouragement.

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  • Virtue and character
  • Justice and fairness

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.42, tr. George Long (1862)