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Never feel toward the cruel what the cruel feel toward people.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.65

The source

"Never feel toward the cruel what the cruel feel toward people." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.65. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ὅρα μήποτέ τι τοιοῦτον πάθῃς πρὸς τοὺς ἀπανθρώπους, οἷον οἱ ἀπάνθρωποι πρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους."

Original Greek, Meditations 7.65. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus.

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 "Never feel toward the cruel what the cruel feel toward people."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.65.
What is the original Greek?
Ὅρα μήποτέ τι τοιοῦτον πάθῃς πρὸς τοὺς ἀπανθρώπους, οἷον οἱ ἀπάνθρωποι πρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Character.

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