"The opinion of 10,000 men is of..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Without a purpose, nothing should be done.”

“Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.”

“It is within our power not to make a judgement about something, and so not disturb our minds; for nothing in itself possesses the power to form our judgements.”

“Human culture has always had to exist under the shadow of something infinitely more important than itself. If men had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would never have begun.”

“To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.”

“True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings.”

“We are accustomed to say, that the mass of men are unprepared; but improvement is slow, because the few are not materially wiser or better than the many.”

“The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer, are, --/ Never read a book that is not a year old./ Never read any but the famed books./ Never read any but what you like.”

“I respect the media. But periodically things come up. Like the guy in Toronto [CP24 Interview]. This is what I run into, also. Everybody that helps you is not necessarily your friend. And everybody that fights you is not necessarily your enemy. So you always have to be on guard.”