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Take success without ego. Be ready to let it go.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.34

The source

"Take success without ego. Be ready to let it go." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.34. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 8.34.

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 "Take success without ego. Be ready to let it go."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.34.
What is the original wording?
Receive wealth or prosperity without arrogance; and be ready to let it go (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

Filed under Character.

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