Marcus Aurelius Quotes

The quote I chose is, “The best revenge is not to become like the one who wronged you.” Marcus Aurelius came up with this quote. I think this quote means that if you do something back to a person that has wronged you, you’re just stooping down to their level and giving them satisfaction. But, if you don’t get revenge on them and don’t stoop to their level, it’ll be revenge within itself because it shows them that you’re the bigger person. A real word example would be, the United States and terrorists. If the United States got revenge and stooped to the terrorists level, we would most likely be in a war or in bad shape as a country. I also feel like this quote means to become a better person after someone has wronged you. Don’t become like someone