Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE
Meditations 9.20 — Marcus Aurelius
Translation by George Long (1862)
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.20
It is thy duty to leave another man’s wrongful act there where it is.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.20, tr. George Long (1862)
https://whatwouldstoicsdo.com/passage/meditations/9.20
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In plain English
AI-written notesWhen someone else does wrong, the wrongdoing belongs to them. Your job is not to carry it around, brood on it or make it your own, so leave it where it lies.
Themes and situations
- Anger
- What is in our control
- Justice and fairness
- Kindness and forgiveness
- Being angry with someone
- Betrayal
- Being treated unfairly
- Conflict at work
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