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Do good like a vine makes grapes. Then make more.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.6

The source

"Do good like a vine makes grapes. Then make more." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 5.6. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"he is like a vine which has produced grapes, and seeks for nothing more ... as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 5.6.

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 "Do good like a vine makes grapes. Then make more."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 5.6.
What is the original wording?
he is like a vine which has produced grapes, and seeks for nothing more ... as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Character.

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