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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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Ein edler Mann vergleicht und schätzt sich anhand einer Idee, die höher ist als er selbst; und ein böser Mann, um einen niedrigeren als er selbst. Der eine erzeugt Bestrebung; der andere Ehrgeiz, auf den ein vulgärer Mann strebt.

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