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You can start living again. See things the way you used to.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.2

The source

"You can start living again. See things the way you used to." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.2. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"To recover thy life is in thy power. Look at things again as thou didst use to look at them"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 7.2.

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 "You can start living again. See things the way you used to."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.2.
What is the original wording?
To recover thy life is in thy power. Look at things again as thou didst use to look at them (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Calm.

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