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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

9011 Marus Aurelius 121-180 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:9011
AUTHOR:Marcus Aurelius (121–180)
QUOTATION:As surgeons keep their instruments and knives always at hand for cases requiring immediate treatment, so shouldst thou have thy thoughts ready to understand things divine and human, remembering in thy every act, even the smallest, how close is the bond that unites the two.
ATTRIBUTION:Meditations. iii. 13.