Choose the better thing. Hold on.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 3.6
The source
"Choose the better thing. Hold on." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 3.6. Translated by George Long, 1862.
"simply and freely choose the better, and hold to it"George Long, 1862, Meditations 3.6.
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 "Choose the better thing. Hold on."?
- Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 3.6.
- What is the original wording?
- simply and freely choose the better, and hold to it (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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