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Don't carry your whole life at once. Just this part.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.36

The source

"Don't carry your whole life at once. Just this part." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.36. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Do not disturb thyself by thinking of the whole of thy life"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.36.

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 "Don't carry your whole life at once. Just this part."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.36.
What is the original wording?
Do not disturb thyself by thinking of the whole of thy life (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Calm.

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