Marcus Aurelius

Ancient Rome
26 Apr 121 // 17 Mar 180
Roman Emperor

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Poverty is the mother of crime
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability
Men exist for the sake of one another
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already
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