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Stronger on the mat. Not kinder, humbler or steadier.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.52

The source

"Stronger on the mat. Not kinder, humbler or steadier." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.52. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Καββαλικώτερος, ἀλλ’ οὐχὶ κοινωνικώτερος οὐδὲ αἰδημονέστερος οὐδ’ εὐτακτότερος ἐπὶ τοῖς συμβαίνουσιν"

Original Greek, Meditations 7.52. 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 "Stronger on the mat. Not kinder, humbler or steadier."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.52.
What is the original Greek?
Καββαλικώτερος, ἀλλ’ οὐχὶ κοινωνικώτερος οὐδὲ αἰδημονέστερος οὐδ’ εὐτακτότερος ἐπὶ τοῖς συμβαίνουσιν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Grit.

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