Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
MARCUS AURELIUSDeath smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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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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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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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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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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