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Quote by Marcus Aurelius
Perfection of character consists in this; living each day as if it

Perfection of character consists in this; living each day as if it were the last, and spending each moment in peace. – Marcus Aurelius

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He tells himself over and over again in any choice presented to him, Prefer the hard. This holds good not only in great matters, but also in very small, in fighting by the frozen Danube and in starting the day early. – Marcus Aurelius

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Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise. – Marcus Aurelius

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Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion. – Thomas Aquinas

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Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses or avoids. – Aristotle

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Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing. – Lord (John Emerich Edward Dalberg) Acton

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Sow a thought and you reap an action;
sow an act and you reap a habit;
sow a habit and you reap a character;
sow a character and you reap a destiny. – Anon.

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No matter how one may think himself accomplished, when he sets out to learn a new language, science, or the bicycle, he has entered a new realm as truly as if he were a child newly born into the world. – Frances Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle

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