That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
MARCUS AURELIUSEverything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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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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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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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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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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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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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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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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