"If someone is able to show me..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.”

“The stone that is thrown into the air is none the worse for falling down, and none the better for going up.”

“And yet, after all, what is posthumous fame? Altogether vanity.”

“A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.”

“Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate. She was born to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims.”

“He who listens to truth is not less than he who utters truth.”

“It strikes me as unfair, and even in bad taste, to select a few of them for boundless admiration, attributing superhuman powers of mind and character to them. This has been my fate, and the contrast between the popular estimate of my powers and achievements and the reality is simply grotesque.”

“Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.”

“Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal measure.”