Marcus Aurelius

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

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a read more

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.