If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Honesty Quotes

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

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

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

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

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

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

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...

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...

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

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 only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

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...

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears

A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...