John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9077 Marus Aurelius 121-180 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9077 |
| AUTHOR: | Marcus Aurelius (121–180) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Meditations. x. 38. |