Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
MARCUS AURELIUSDeath smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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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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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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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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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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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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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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