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 AURELIUSDeath is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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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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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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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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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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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 happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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It’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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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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