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Stop chasing. Stop fleeing. Let things sit still.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.11

The source

"Stop chasing. Stop fleeing. Let things sit still." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 11.11. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"τὸ γοῦν κρῖμα τὸ περὶ αὐτῶν ἡσυχαζέτω κἀκεῖνα μενεῖ ἀτρεμοῦντα καὶ οὔτε διώκων οὔτε φεύγων ὀφθήσῃ."

Original Greek, Meditations 11.11. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus.

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 chasing. Stop fleeing. Let things sit still."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 11.11.
What is the original Greek?
τὸ γοῦν κρῖμα τὸ περὶ αὐτῶν ἡσυχαζέτω κἀκεῖνα μενεῖ ἀτρεμοῦντα καὶ οὔτε διώκων οὔτε φεύγων ὀφθήσῃ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Calm.

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