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Stop asking how you look to others.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.1

The source

"Stop asking how you look to others." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.1. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"throw away the thought, How thou shalt seem to others"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.1.

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 "Stop asking how you look to others."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.1.
What is the original wording?
throw away the thought, How thou shalt seem to others (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Calm.

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