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The quietest place on earth is inside you.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.3

The source

"The quietest place on earth is inside you." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.3. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.3.

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 quietest place on earth is inside you."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.3.
What is the original wording?
nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Calm.

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