Look up at dawn. There's no veil over a star.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.27
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Quotes about character
Who you are when no one is watching, and what you do about other people.
- Look up at dawn. There's no veil over a star.Marcus Aurelius
- Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.Marcus Aurelius
- Character is fate.Heraclitus
- Whatever they say, stay emerald.Marcus Aurelius
- Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.Marcus Aurelius
- Applause is just tongues clapping.Marcus Aurelius
- Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me.Pedaritus
- What's your skill? Being free.The Spartans
- Too much rightness turns rigid. Too much kindness turns weak.Nitobe Inazo
- Real kindness is unbeatable.Marcus Aurelius
- A loss hurts once. A shameful gain hurts forever.Chilon
- You don't pick the role. You play it well.Epictetus
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Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.6
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Character is fate.
Heraclitus, Fragment 121
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Whatever they say, stay emerald.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.15
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Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.17
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Applause is just tongues clapping.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.16
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Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me.
Pedaritus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b)
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Not picked for the 300? Good. Sparta has 300 better than me.
Pedaritus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Pedaritus 3 (231b)
Look up at dawn. There's no veil over a star.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.27
Applause is just tongues clapping.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.16
Whatever they say, stay emerald.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.15
Want revenge? Refuse to become like them.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.6
Not right? Don't do it. Not true? Don't say it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.17
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Heraclitus, Fragment 121
Two ears, one mouth. Listen double.
Zeno of Citium, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 7
Rookies blame others. Learners blame themselves. Masters blame no one.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 5
Did something good? Don't send an invoice.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.42
Freedom isn't getting what you want. It's not needing it.
Epictetus, Discourses 4.1.175
Cut off from one person, you're cut off from all.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.8
Epictetus, Discourses 1.1.28 (Agrippinus)
Take success without ego. Be ready to let it go.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.34
Better to trip with your feet than with your tongue.
Zeno of Citium, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 7
Armor protects you. The shield protects the line.
Demaratus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Demaratus 2 (220a)
Leave the wrong where it happened.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.29
You're worth what you spend your energy on.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 7.3
Measure your shadow. Winning didn't make it any longer.
Archidamus, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Archidamus son of Agesilaus 1 (218e)
The bravest are the gentlest. The loving are the bold.
Nitobe Inazo, Bushido, ch. 5 (Benevolence, the Feeling of Distress)
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Diogenes, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 6
Put out arrogance faster than a house fire.
Heraclitus, Fragment B43 (Diels-Kranz)
Want freedom? Want nothing that others control.
Epictetus, Enchiridion 14
To stand upright, you need something inside.
The Spartans, Plutarch, Sayings of Spartans, Anonymous 50 (234f)
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