You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
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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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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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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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