A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
MARCUS AURELIUSAnger cannot be dishonest.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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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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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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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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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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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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Do not be ashamed of help.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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