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Cold or warm, tired or rested, praised or not: do the job well.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.2

The source

"Cold or warm, tired or rested, praised or not: do the job well." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 6.2. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Let it make no difference to thee whether thou art cold or warm, if thou art doing thy duty; and whether thou art drowsy or satisfied with sleep; and whether ill-spoken of or praised"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 6.2.

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 "Cold or warm, tired or rested, praised or not: do the job well."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 6.2.
What is the original wording?
Let it make no difference to thee whether thou art cold or warm, if thou art doing thy duty; and whether thou art drowsy or satisfied with sleep; and whether ill-spoken of or praised (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Grit.

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