That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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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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Confine yourself to the present.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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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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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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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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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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Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
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