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Marcus Aurelius · 121–180 CE

Meditations 8.33 — Marcus Aurelius

Translation by George Long (1862)

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.33

Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go.
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Accept wealth and good fortune without getting arrogant, and be ready to let them go.

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  • Wealth and poverty
  • Pride and humility
  • Change and impermanence
  • Acceptance and fate
  • Handling success
  • Money, status and wanting more
  • Losing money

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