Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
MARCUS AURELIUSA noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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Life is opinion.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
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If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
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