In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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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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When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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