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.
MARCUS AURELIUSTake full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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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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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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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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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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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