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Wear simplicity. Love people.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.31

The source

"Wear simplicity. Love people." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.31. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Adorn thyself with simplicity and modesty ... Love mankind"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 7.31.

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 "Wear simplicity. Love people."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.31.
What is the original wording?
Adorn thyself with simplicity and modesty ... Love mankind (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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