Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
MARCUS AURELIUSIf any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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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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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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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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Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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