The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
MARCUS AURELIUSLook back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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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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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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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 men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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Though you break your heart, men will go on as before.
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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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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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If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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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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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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