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Same person in pain, in loss, in the long haul.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1.8

The source

"Same person in pain, in loss, in the long haul." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 1.8. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"to be always the same, in sharp pains, on the occasion of the loss of a child, and in long illness"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 1.8.

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 "Same person in pain, in loss, in the long haul."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 1.8.
What is the original wording?
to be always the same, in sharp pains, on the occasion of the loss of a child, and in long illness (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Character.

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