Marcus Aurelius
"A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires."
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"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."
"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."