Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.

The source

"Want revenge? Refuse to become like them." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 6.6. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἄριστος τρόπος τοῦ ἀμύνεσθαι τὸ μὴ ἐξομοιοῦσθαι."

Original Greek, Meditations 6.6. 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 "Want revenge? Refuse to become like them."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 6.6.

What is the original Greek?

Ἄριστος τρόπος τοῦ ἀμύνεσθαι τὸ μὴ ἐξομοιοῦσθαι. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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