In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present,—I am rising to the work of a human being.
- Edition
- The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, translated by George Long (Wikisource; first edition 1862, revised 1873)
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- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Thoughts_of_the_Emperor_Marcus_Aurelius_Antoninus/Book_V
- Rights
Public domain: George Long, the translator, died in 1879; the translation was first published in 1862.
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