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Marcus Aurelius Quotes

«The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle.»
«Your legs and breast bristle with shaggy hair but your mind, Pannicus, shows no signs of manliness»
«As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value»
«All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike»
«If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it»
«Gifts are like hooks»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Gifts | Keywords: hooks
«All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in a circle»
«You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich - who can deny it? But when you praise yourself extravagantly, Fabula, you appear neither rich, nor pretty, nor young»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Praise | Keywords: extravagantly
«There is no glory in outstripping donkeys»
«I could do without your face, Chloe, and without your neck, and your hands, and your limbs, and to save myself the trouble of mentioning the points in detail, I could do without you altogether»