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when youth comes to age for advice he receives the wisdom of years.
“With each person you meet, remind yourself that you share a common humanity. You are members of the same family. They may not know this, but you do—so show them by the way you treat them.”
― The Meditations
― The Meditations
“I question the value of our civilization when I see that our public representatives have lost hold of the simplest, strongest truths. Nothing demonstrates the emptiness of a person’s mind more than putting party loyalty above principle.”
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
“Yet, who can measure in bags of gold, the value of wisdom?”
― The Richest Man In Babylon with Study Guide: Deluxe Special Edition
― The Richest Man In Babylon with Study Guide: Deluxe Special Edition
“The true goal of life for Stoics isn’t to acquire as many external advantages as possible but to use whatever befalls us wisely, whether it be sickness or health, wealth or poverty, friends or enemies. The Stoic Sage, or wise man, needs nothing but uses everything well; the fool believes himself to “need” countless things, but he uses them all badly.”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“When human nature rebels against Mother Nature, humanity becomes a cancer on the earth. The natures of all things are nested within nature as a whole. When you reject what life gives you, you place yourself in opposition to nature—including your own nature—and so harm yourself.”
― The Meditations
― The Meditations
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