In all my writings my aim has been to spare sinners and assail sin

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Writing Quotes

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

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...

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.

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

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

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

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.

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.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be...

Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be...

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while...

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while...

For the reader who has put away comic books, but isn't yet ready for editorials...

For the reader who has put away comic books, but isn't yet ready for editorials...