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Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE

Meditations 7.59 — Marcus Aurelius

Translation by George Long (1862)

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.59

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Look inside yourself, because the source of what is good in you is there and will keep flowing as long as you keep digging.

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  • Virtue and character
  • Solitude and retreat
  • Learning and progress
  • Searching for meaning

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