Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

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,...

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...

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.

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....

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

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

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

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

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...

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Confine yourself to the present.

Confine yourself to the present.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

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...

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...