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Marc Aurèle: Citations en anglais
“There is no nature which is inferior to art, the arts imitate the nature of things.”
XI, 10
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book XI
Hays translation
II, 4
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.”
IV, 3
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IV
Variant translation: Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
IV, 3.
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IV
“I consist of a little body and a soul.”
VI, 32
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
“Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in thy power.”
XII, 22
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book XII
“Remember that all is opinion.”
Ὅτι πᾶν ὑπόληψις.
II, 15
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole…”
Τούτων ἀεὶ μεμνῆσθαι, τίς ἡ τῶν ὅλων φύσις
II, 9
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“The rottenness of the matter which is the foundation of everything!”
IX, 36
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
“No carelessness in your actions. No confusion in your words. No imprecision in your thoughts.”
Hays translation
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
VIII, 51
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
“The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works.”
VI, 5
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VI
The last phrase is quoted in J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey as "It loved to happen".
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book X, 21
Original: (el) ῾Ἐρᾷ μὲν ὄμβρου γαῖα, ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ σεμνὸς αἰθήρ,᾿ ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ κόσμος ποιῆσαι ὃ ἂν μέλλῃ γίνεσθαι. λέγω οὖν τῷ κόσμῳ ὅτι σοὶ συνερῶ. μήτι δὲ οὕτω κἀκεῖνο λέγεται, ὅτι: φιλεῖ τοῦτο γίνεσθαι;
“If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.”
VIII, 38
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
II, 7
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book II
“Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.”
IX, 7
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book IX
