Accept your faults, but don't forget that you also have qualities

Marcus Aurelius was emperor.

You know that.
Do you also know that he was slow-witted?

But that didn't bother him, because he saw it as his innate disposition, given to him when he came to earth, and so it didn't depend on him and so he wasn't troubled by it. By the way, admire the modesty of an emperor who thinks like that.

You too, {{username}}, try not to wallow in self-pity when it comes to a character trait or a certain physical condition, because it doesn't depend on you. Accept it.

Here is the text of Marcus Aurelius:

“’Your mental powers they cannot admire.'
Granted! but there is much else of which you cannot say: 'that is no gift of mine'. Bring forth then what is wholly in your power, freedom from guile, dignity, endurance of labour, distaste for pleasure, contentment with your portion, need of little, kindness, freedom, plain-living, reserve in speech, magnanimity. See you not how much you are able to bring forth, where there is no excuse of want of gift or want of facility, and yet you are content to keep a lower place?” ¹