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A noble man compares and estimates himself MarcusAureliusQuotes
A noble man compares and estimates himself MarcusAureliusQuotes

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea – 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.

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. He served as Roman consul in 140, 145, and 161.
Born: 26 April 121 AD, Rome, Italy
Died: 17 March 180 AD, Vindobona, Austria
Profession: Philosopher
Nationality: Italian/Roman

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