All 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.
MARCUS AURELIUSIt 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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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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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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Do not be ashamed of help.
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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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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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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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