"Everything we hear is an opinion, not..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Think nothing profitable to you which compels you to break a promise, to lose your self respect, to hate any person, to curse, to act the hypocrite.”

“Think not so much of what thou hast not as of what thou hast: but of the things which thou hast, select the best, and then reflect how eagerly they would have been sought, if thou hadst them not. At the same time, however, take care that thou dost not, through being so pleased with them, accustom thyself to overvalue them, so as to be disturbed if ever thou shouldst not have them.”

“Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'”

“The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears.”

“Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a horror show… I’d gladly settle for a false impression, If it would last a little longer, though.”

“There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.”

“Slender certainty is better than portentous falsehood.”

“Only that which does not teach, which does not cry out, which does not condescend, which does not explain, is irresistible.”

“We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?”