As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

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...

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...

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

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day,...

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day,...

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

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,...

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...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in...

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in...

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...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return

Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return