Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
MARCUS AURELIUSWhatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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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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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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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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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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