Maxioms by Marcus Aurelius
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by read more
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
The present joys of life we doubly taste by looking back with pleasure on the past
The present joys of life we doubly taste by looking back with pleasure on the past
