There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Glory Quotes

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 flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

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.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

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...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

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,...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

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,...

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble...

Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble...