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Bad luck? Bearing it well is good luck.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.49

The source

"Bad luck? Bearing it well is good luck." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.49. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"not that this is a misfortune, but that to bear it nobly is good fortune"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.49.

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 "Bad luck? Bearing it well is good luck."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.49.
What is the original wording?
not that this is a misfortune, but that to bear it nobly is good fortune (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Grit.

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