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“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more
than other people, but care more about their opinion than our
own. If a god appeared to us—or a wise human being, even
—and prohibited us from concealing our thoughts or
imagining anything without immediately shouting it out, we
wouldn’t make it through a single day. That’s how much we
value other people’s opinions—instead of our own.”
― Meditations
than other people, but care more about their opinion than our
own. If a god appeared to us—or a wise human being, even
—and prohibited us from concealing our thoughts or
imagining anything without immediately shouting it out, we
wouldn’t make it through a single day. That’s how much we
value other people’s opinions—instead of our own.”
― Meditations
“It is quite possible to be a good man without anyone realizing it.”
― Meditations: A New Translation
― Meditations: A New Translation
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“The opinion of 10,000 people is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.”
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“The first step: Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all. And before long you’ll be no one, nowhere—like Hadrian, like Augustus. The second step: Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
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