If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
MARCUS AURELIUSA noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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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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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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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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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
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