Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 7.65 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.65
Take care not to feel towards the inhuman, as they feel towards men.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.65, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesDo not answer cruel people with the same cruelty. If someone treats others without humanity, take care not to become inhuman toward them in return.
Older wording
- “inhuman”
- — cruel, lacking basic human feeling
Themes and situations
- Kindness and forgiveness
- Anger
- Virtue and character
- Being angry with someone
- Being treated unfairly
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