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Live so that anyone who calls you bad is a liar.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.32

The source

"Live so that anyone who calls you bad is a liar." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.32. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Let it not be in any man's power to say truly of thee that thou art not simple or that thou art not good; but let him be a liar"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 10.32.

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 "Live so that anyone who calls you bad is a liar."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.32.
What is the original wording?
Let it not be in any man's power to say truly of thee that thou art not simple or that thou art not good; but let him be a liar (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Character.

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