M. Aur. Med. 12.9

Meditations 12.9

Author
Marcus Aurelius
Translator
George Long

Meditations

12.9

Marcus Aurelius

translated by George Long

9In the application of thy principles thou must be like the pancratiast, not like the gladiator; for the gladiator lets fall the sword which he uses and is killed; but the other always has his hand, and needs to do nothing else than use it.