Poverty is the mother of crime.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things...

The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

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...

As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

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...

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.

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.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.