The George Long translation of 1862:
If thou seest clear, go by this way content, without turning back: but if thou dost not see clear, stop and take the best advisers. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 10.
Chrystal's 2017 rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742:
If you see your way, proceed in it calmly, inflexibly. If you do not see it, pause and consult the best advisers. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 10.
Image: The pagan Roman emperor Constantine at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, depicted in a Byzantine fresco in the Basilica of St. Nicholas in modern Demre, Turkey.
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