§9.20.1Τὸ ἄλλου ἁμάρτημα ἐκεῖ δεῖ καταλιπεῖν.
One must leave another's error there.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §9.20.1
Leaving Another Person's Wrong with Them
Summary
The author advises that another person's error should be left with that person and not be allowed to affect oneself.
Notes
- 9.20.1ἐκεῖ — The adverb of place ἐκεῖ ("there") refers here to "with the other person who committed the error" (i.e., within them or under their own responsibility). It expresses the Stoic idea that one should not allow another's wrongdoing to disturb one's own mind, but should leave it where it originated.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §9.20.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.20.1
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