Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.


The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Translated by George Long (ed. 1862)

Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.

Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.