Marcus Aurelius ( 9 of 39 )
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is
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.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you read more
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
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
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought read more
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
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
You may send poetry to the rich; to poor men give substantial presents
You may send poetry to the rich; to poor men give substantial presents
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own read more
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. -Marcus Aurelius.
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst
