Meditations 11.22

Think of the country mouse and of the town mouse, and of the alarm and trepidation of the town mouse.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.22, translated by George Long

Do not forget the story of the town mouse and the country mouse, and the excitement and trepidation of the latter.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.22, translated by C. R. Haines