Curse a clear spring and it still runs clean.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.51
Curse a clear spring and it still runs clean.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.51
The source
"Curse a clear spring and it still runs clean." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.51. Translated by George Long, 1862.
"if a man should stand by a limpid pure spring, and curse it, the spring never ceases sending up potable water"George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.51.
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 "Curse a clear spring and it still runs clean."?
- Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.51.
- What is the original wording?
- if a man should stand by a limpid pure spring, and curse it, the spring never ceases sending up potable water (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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