Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Praise Quotes

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make...

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make...

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

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be...

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Men exist for the sake of one another.

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...

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

They asked me once my thoughts about infinity, and I told em with all I...

They asked me once my thoughts about infinity, and I told em with all I...