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Sailors cursing the helmsman? He keeps steering.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.55

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"Sailors cursing the helmsman? He keeps steering." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 6.55. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Εἰ κυβερνῶντα οἱ ναῦται ἢ ἰατρεύοντα οἱ κάμνοντες κακῶς ἔλεγον, ἄλλῳ τινὶ ἂν προσεῖχον ἢ πῶς αὐτὸς ἐνεργοίην τὸ τοῖς ἐμπλέουσι σωτήριον"

Original Greek, Meditations 6.55. 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 "Sailors cursing the helmsman? He keeps steering."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 6.55.
What is the original Greek?
Εἰ κυβερνῶντα οἱ ναῦται ἢ ἰατρεύοντα οἱ κάμνοντες κακῶς ἔλεγον, ἄλλῳ τινὶ ἂν προσεῖχον ἢ πῶς αὐτὸς ἐνεργοίην τὸ τοῖς ἐμπλέουσι σωτήριον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Water.

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