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See it clearly? Go. Can't see? Stop and ask the best.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.12

The source

"See it clearly? Go. Can't see? Stop and ask the best." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.12. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"if thou seest clear, go by this way content, without turning back: but if thou dost not see clear, stop and take the best advisers"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 10.12.

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 it clearly? Go. Can't see? Stop and ask the best."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.12.
What is the original wording?
if thou seest clear, go by this way content, without turning back: but if thou dost not see clear, stop and take the best advisers (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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