If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
MARCUS AURELIUSIt is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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All things of the body stream away like a river, all things of the mind are dreams and delusion; life is warfare, and a visit to a strange land; the only lasting fame is oblivion.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
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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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
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