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The source

"Caught in the storm? You still steer your own mind." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 12.14. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"be content that in such a tempest thou hast in thyself a certain ruling intelligence"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 12.14.

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 "Caught in the storm? You still steer your own mind."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 12.14.
What is the original wording?
be content that in such a tempest thou hast in thyself a certain ruling intelligence (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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