Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
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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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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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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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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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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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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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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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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 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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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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