Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay.

The source

"Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 12.22. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Take away then, when thou choosest, thy opinion, and like a mariner, who has doubled the promontory, thou wilt find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 12.22.

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 "Drop the story. Round the point. Find the flat bay."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 12.22.

What is the original wording?

Take away then, when thou choosest, thy opinion, and like a mariner, who has doubled the promontory, thou wilt find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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