Maxioms by Marcus Aurelius
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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.
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act read more
Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
