Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself.
Marcus AureliusIf unwilling to rise in the morning, say to thyself, 'I awake to do the work of a man.'
Marcus AureliusSuch as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius