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Everything lasts a day, the one who remembers and the one remembered.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.35

The source

"Everything lasts a day, the one who remembers and the one remembered." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.35. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.35.

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 "Everything lasts a day, the one who remembers and the one remembered."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.35.
What is the original wording?
Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Time.

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