14. Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Eleven
Chapter Subtitle: These are the properties of the rational soul: it sees itself, analyses itself, and makes itself such as it chooses; the fruit which it bears itself enjoys- for the fruits of plants and that in animals which corresponds to fruits others enjoy- it obtains its own end, wherever the limit of life may be fixed.
Location: Chapter 11, Section 14
Content:
14. Men despise one another and flatter one another; and men wish to raise themselves above one another, and crouch before one another.