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

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

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

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

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of...

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

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...

There are three classes into which all the women past seventy that ever I knew...

There are three classes into which all the women past seventy that ever I knew...

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

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,...

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,...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

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,...

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...

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

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...

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.