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“Everything that happens is either endurable or not.”
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations
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Author
Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Chapter / location
Book 4, section 3
Tradition
stoicism · resilience · judgment
Source information
From Meditations, Book 4, section 3.
Original language: Greek
Translation
Translated from Greek into English using a named scholarly edition.
Context
Read the contextual commentary in this archive entry.
Interpretation
A short Stoic reminder about distinguishing what can be borne from what requires a different response.
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Original Text
This is an English rendering from a named modern translation, not the Greek original.
Translation
The compact wording should be read with the surrounding argument in Book 4.
Context
Marcus uses the distinction as an exercise in judgment under pressure.
Meaning
The thought concerns response and endurance; it should not erase practical duties or the reality of injustice.
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Sources
- 01MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius; translated by Gregory HaysBook 4.3. New York: Modern Library, 2002.
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