"Look beneath the surface; let not the..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius
Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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“Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.”
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“Believe only half of the praise and half of the criticism.”
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“You have lost no reputation at all, unless you repute yourself such a loser.”