Meditations 12.15

Does the light of the lamp shine without losing its splendor until it is extinguished? and shall the truth which is in thee and justice and temperance be extinguished [before thy death]?

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.15, translated by George Long

What shall the truth that is in thee and the justice and the temperance be extinguished ere thou art, whereas the light of a lamp shines forth and keeps its radiance until the flame be quenched?

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.15, translated by C. R. Haines