If not becoming, don’t do it. If not true, don’t say it. Let these be your fixed… — Marcus Aurelius
If not becoming, don’t do it. If not true, don’t say it. Let these be your fixed principles.
In the original Greek
Εἰ μὴ καθήκει, μὴ πράξῃς: εἰ μὴ ἀληθές ἐστι, μὴ εἴπῃς.
Meditations · 180
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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 12.
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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 12.
