If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
MARCUS AURELIUSTo refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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Death 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.
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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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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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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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