"To understand the true quality of people,..." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
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More on Understanding
“Failure to read what is happening in another's soul is not easily seen as a cause of unhappiness: but those who fail to attend the motions of their own soul are necessarily unhappy.”
“Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come.”
“In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are affected by it.”
More on Human Nature
“How strange women are.”
“I always found misogyny vulgar and stupid, and I found almost all the women I have known to be my betters. However, placing them so high, I used them more often than I served them. How does one make sense of this?”
“March isn't the only thing that's in like a lion and out like a lamb.”