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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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”
Editor's note · Context
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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