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Stand firm and calm the water around you.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.49

The source

"Stand firm and calm the water around you." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.49. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.49.

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 "Stand firm and calm the water around you."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.49.
What is the original wording?
it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Water.

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