Learning and personal development
Find time still to be learning somewhat good, and give up being desultory.
— Marcus Aurelius (121–180), Meditations, Book II, 7 (George Long translation), as given in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (1919)

Learning and personal development

What it means

Keep making time to learn something worthwhile, and stop drifting from one thing to another. Steady learning beats scattered activity.

About the author

Marcus Aurelius — Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180.

Source and verification

Source
Meditations, Book II, 7 (George Long translation), as given in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (1919)
Reference
Marcus Aurelius on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: an ancient work.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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