Quote
βIf it be not fitting, do it not. If it be not true, speak it not.
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What does this quotation mean?
Two short imperatives in Casaubon's translation join conduct with truthful speech.
Sources and attribution
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Source: Meditations , Book XII
Edition: Casaubon translation Β· Translated by Meric Casaubon
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