Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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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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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear 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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