If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
MARCUS AURELIUSEverything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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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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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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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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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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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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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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