“Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill-will, or hypocrisy or a desire for things best done behind closed doors."—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (3.7), translated by Gregory Hays
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Quote of the Day (Marcus Aurelius, on How to Tell If Something is Good)
“Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill-will, or hypocrisy or a desire for things best done behind closed doors."—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (3.7), translated by Gregory Hays
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