Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
MARCUS AURELIUSAll things fade and quickly turn to myth.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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