The George Long translation of 1862:
In life be not so busy as to have no leisure. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 8.
Chrystal's 2017 rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742:
In your life be not over-hurried. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 8.
Image: Roman terracotta relief depicting a quadriga in a chariot race, 1st century CE. A four horsed chariot approaches the three columns of the turning post, the charioteer wears a cap, leggings, and a short tunic with fasciae protective leather straps, a jubilator, a rider who encourages the contestants, has already turned, a charioteer fallen, inscription Annia Arescusa, the name of either the artist or the owner of the workshop where the relief was produced, Now in the collections of the British Museum, image courtesy of the BBC.
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