Sep 1, 2018 · 1 min read
“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own. If a god appeared to us…and prohibited us from concealing our thoughts or imagining anything without immediately shouting it out, we wouldn’t make it through a single day. That’s how much we value other people’s opinions instead of our own.”
Marcus Aurelius (121–180AD)
Even the ancient Romans cared about what others thought of them — well, at least other Romans.
