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Reminds me of Marcus Aurelius: A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. T
by awakeasleep 14y ago
Reminds me of Marcus Aurelius:
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
- jakeonthemove 14y agoHuh, it seems to me that the first way produces both/either aspiration or ambition, whereas the second way produces complacency...