Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
MARCUS AURELIUSWhen you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
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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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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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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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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
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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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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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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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