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The source

"A calm mind is a citadel." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.48. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"the mind which is free from passions is a citadel"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.48.

Who said it

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.

Questions

Who said "A calm mind is a citadel."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.48.
What is the original wording?
the mind which is free from passions is a citadel (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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