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Learn something new and good. Stop spinning.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 2.7

The source

"Learn something new and good. Stop spinning." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 2.7. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 2.7.

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 "Learn something new and good. Stop spinning."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 2.7.
What is the original wording?
Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Grit.

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