We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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In all my writings my aim has been to spare sinners and assail sin

In all my writings my aim has been to spare sinners and assail sin

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine...

To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine...

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.