For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me gay

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Compliments Quotes

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

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

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...

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

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

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

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

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...

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself....

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself....

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

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...

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

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.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

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;...

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...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.