BY THEME
On Virtue
On the good, on character, and on moral excellence as the only true wealth.
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Cato would rather have been Cato than any of the philosophers before him.
via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 68
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Virtue does not endure through disasters — it is the one thing that cannot be taken away.
Attributed via Plutarch, Life of Cato the Younger 67
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That which is really good has no need of anything, as it is its own reward.
Meditations 9.42
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Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about.
Meditations 7.3
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
Meditations 5.33
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If it is not fitting, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.
Meditations 12.17
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He who has great power should use it lightly.
On Clemency 1.5
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No man was ever great without a touch of divine inspiration.
On Tranquility 17.10
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Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do.
Discourses 1.2
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From time to time, measure yourself by the hard standard of virtue.
Lectures 6