Marcus Aurelius: “Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 175

Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

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Marcus Aurelius

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In his personal writings, Marcus Aurelius uses a metaphor to describe the internal source of goodness and the effort required to access it.

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Marcus Aurelius: “Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”