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Marcus Aurelius quote about truth from Meditations (c. 170 - 180) - If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.

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“ If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it. ”

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Author

Marcus Aurelius

Source

Meditations

Topic

truth speech goodness action

Date

c. 170 - 180

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by George Long

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http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.mb.txt

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Marcus Aurelius quote about truth from Meditations (c. 170 - 180) - If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.

Marcus Aurelius quote about truth from Meditations (c. 170 - 180) - If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.

Marcus Aurelius quote about truth from Meditations (c. 170 - 180) - If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.

Marcus Aurelius quote about truth from Meditations (c. 170 - 180) - If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.