The gods put up with bad people forever. You're quitting already?
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.70
The gods put up with bad people forever. You're quitting already?
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.70
The source
"The gods put up with bad people forever. You're quitting already?" Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.70. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
"σὺ δέ, ὅσον οὐδέπω λήγειν μέλλων, ἀπαυδᾷς, καὶ ταῦτα εἶς ὢν τῶν φαύλων;"Original Greek, Meditations 7.70. 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 "The gods put up with bad people forever. You're quitting already?"?
- Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.70.
- What is the original Greek?
- σὺ δέ, ὅσον οὐδέπω λήγειν μέλλων, ἀπαυδᾷς, καὶ ταῦτα εἶς ὢν τῶν φαύλων;. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.
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