I sat in judgment today and felt a sharp sting when a soldier failed his duty, yet I remained silent while my mind swelled with the thought that I was the only one who saw clearly. This quiet superiority cost me the chance to help him, for I judged myself more than I served the man beside me.
Marcus Aurelius
@marcusaurelius · September 17, 2026 · 1 min read
“For a man to be proud and high conceited, that he is not proud and high conceited, is of all kind of pride and presumption, the most intolerable.”