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Proud of the catch? So is the spider with its fly.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.10

The source

"Proud of the catch? So is the spider with its fly." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.10. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἀράχνιον μυῖαν θηρᾶσαν μέγα φρονεῖ"

Original Greek, Meditations 10.10. 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 "Proud of the catch? So is the spider with its fly."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.10.
What is the original Greek?
Ἀράχνιον μυῖαν θηρᾶσαν μέγα φρονεῖ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Character.

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