There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Glory Quotes

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...

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

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...

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

Be content to seem what you really are

Be content to seem what you really are

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...

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...

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

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...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

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...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

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.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

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

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

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say Im a dreamer, but...

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say Im a dreamer, but...

Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give...

Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give...