What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
MARCUS AURELIUSIt’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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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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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
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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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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
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Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
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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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