The George Long translation of 1862:
When thou blamest a man as faithless or ungrateful, turn to thyself. For the fault is manifestly thy own, whether thou didst trust that a man who had such a disposition would keep his promise. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Chrystal's 2017 rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742:
When you are blaming any one for faithlessness or ingratitude, turn to yourself. The fault lies manifestly with you, if you trusted that a man of such a disposition could keep faith. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Image: Ancient Roman cavalry mask owned by a 1st century CE Thracian aristocrat from ancient Philipopolis (movern Plovdiv, Bulgaria) whose burial mound was discovered in 1905. It was stolen from the Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv in 1995 and recovered in 2015.
Image courtesy of http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2015/04/16/stolen-ancient-roman-thracian-silver-mask-helmet-returned-to-archaeology-museum-in-bulgarias-plovdiv-20-years-later/.
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