Marcus Aurelius: Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life ,—ther

Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the — Marcus Aurelius

Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life ,—there, if one must speak out, the real man.

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