Marcus Aurelius | What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance

"If anyone can refute me—show me I’m making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective—I’ll gladly change. It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance."

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Marcus Aurelius | Everything we hear is an opinion

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth."

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Marcus Aurelius | The happiness of your life

"The happiness of your life depends on the nature of your thoughts"

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Marcus Aurelius | The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

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