"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself tha...

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Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
More Marcus Aurelius quotes
"When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
"Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.
"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province...
"Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.
"Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
"A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
"A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.