Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 8.59 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.59
Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.59, tr. George Long (1862)
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In plain English
AI-written notesPeople exist for the sake of one another, so when someone is behaving badly your choices are to teach them or to put up with them. Raging at them is not one of the options.
Older wording
- “bear with”
- — put up with patiently
Themes and situations
- Community and our duty to others
- Kindness and forgiveness
- Anger
- Conflict at work
- Family conflict
- Being angry with someone
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