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Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §9.18.1

The Ruling Center of Others and Their Judgment

Passage 350 of 486 · Greek

Summary

The author urges the reader to look into the ruling centers of others to see what kind of judges they are, even to themselves, thereby dispelling the fear of their judgment.

§9.18.1Δίελθε ἔσω ἔσω εἰς τὰ ἡγεμονικὰ αὐτῶν καὶ ὄψει τίνας κριτὰς φοβῇ, οἵους καὶ περὶ αὑτῶν ὄντας κριτάς.
Penetrate deep into their ruling centers, and you will see what kind of judges you fear, and what kind of judges they are even towards themselves.

Notes

  1. §9.18.1Δίελθε... καὶ ὄψει — A coordinate construction with an imperative followed by `καί` and a future indicative, expressing a conditional relationship: "Do this, and you will see..."
  2. §9.18.1οἵους καὶ περὶ αὑτῶν ὄντας κριτάς — An objective noun phrase (or exclamatory structure) depending on `ὄψει`. The participle `ὄντας` agrees with `κριτάς`, revealing the contrast that those who judge others are in fact incompetent 'judges' of their own selves.

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §9.18.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.18.1

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