Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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It is false to say that you are a vicious man, Zoilus; you are not...

It is false to say that you are a vicious man, Zoilus; you are not...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

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,...

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

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an...

You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an...

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...

Be content to seem what you really are

Be content to seem what you really are

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

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...

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...

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...

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Men exist for the sake of one another.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

Be content to seem what you really are.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

As a rule, one should never place form over content.

As a rule, one should never place form over content.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.

Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.