Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

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...

Confine yourself to the present.

Confine yourself to the present.

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.

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble...

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered

Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start...

Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live

Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

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...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a...

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

Happiness comes most to persons who seek her least, and think least about it. It...

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you...

Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you...

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

He is happy that knoweth not himself to be otherwise.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security,...

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security,...

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth...

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere...

I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...