bassreaves Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your re - December 10, 2010 add/view comments (0) |
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From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich. From my great-grandfather, not to have frequented public schools, and to have had good teachers at home, and to know that on such things a man should spend liberally. The Meditatons by Marcus Aurelius Solitude is strength; to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines." ~Paul Brunton~ div class="collection" id="rate_me_photo"&g t;
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