Meditations 11.29.1

Marcus Aurelius to himself

Ἐν τῷ γράφειν καὶ ἀναγινώσκειν οὐ πρότερον ἄρξεις πρὶν ἀρχθῇς. τοῦτο πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῷ βίῳ.

In writing and reading, you will not lead before you have been led. This holds much more in life.

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