Poverty is the mother of crime.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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.

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...

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Men exist for the sake of one another.

Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you...

Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you...

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.

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

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,...

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...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

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,...

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...

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

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

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

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

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...

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...

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...

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...