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You Need To Cultivate People Like This In Your Life

Apr 5, 2023

Explore how Marcus Aurelius was shaped by his revered mentor, Antoninus, who instilled virtues of compassion, persistence, and self-reliance. Discover the profound impact role models can have on personal development. The discussion emphasizes the importance of surrounding ourselves with exemplary figures to cultivate growth and embody their values in our own lives.

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The Influence of a Role Model: Lessons from Antoninus to Marcus

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Where did Marcus learn to be Marcus? Ernest Renan writes that Marcus was very much a product of his training and his tutors. But more than his teachers and even his own parents, “Marcus had a single master whom he revered above them all, and that was Antoninus.”

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