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See clearly. Act well. Accept what comes. That's enough.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.6

The source

"See clearly. Act well. Accept what comes. That's enough." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 9.6. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Thy present opinion founded on understanding, and thy present conduct directed to social good, and thy present disposition of contentment with everything which happens, that is enough"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 9.6.

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 "See clearly. Act well. Accept what comes. That's enough."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 9.6.
What is the original wording?
Thy present opinion founded on understanding, and thy present conduct directed to social good, and thy present disposition of contentment with everything which happens, that is enough (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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