Marcus Aurelius: There is no present advantage in anything that may someday force you to break…
There is no present advantage in anything that may someday force you to break your word, or to lose respect for yourself, or to hate, suspect, or curse another, or to pretend to be other than what you are, or to lust after what you'd be ashamed to seek openly.
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- You cannot create the marriage you want while refusing to become the spouse it requires.
- You can be efficient in doing things right without a good reputation, but you cannot be effective in doing the right things without great character.
- Faithfulness activates God's favor in your life and ultimately produces a fruit-full life!
- Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of the few; and number not voices, but weigh them.
- Moral courage has rewards that timidity can never imagine.