To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools and have good masters at home instead - and to realize that no expense should be grudged for this purpose.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Topics: Advice Quotes

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,...

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...

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...

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

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,...

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

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,...

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

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...

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

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 art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

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...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

It is my earnest desire that some of you should carry on this scientific work...

It is my earnest desire that some of you should carry on this scientific work...

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I...

I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I...