Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.51
The source
"Be a fountain, not a well." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.51. Translated by George Long, 1862.
"How then shalt thou possess a perpetual fountain and not a mere well?"George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.51.
Who said it
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.
Questions
- Who said "Be a fountain, not a well."?
- Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.51.
- What is the original wording?
- How then shalt thou possess a perpetual fountain and not a mere well? (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.
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