I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
MARCUS AURELIUSAll 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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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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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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No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.
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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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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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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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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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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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