Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
MARCUS AURELIUSBe tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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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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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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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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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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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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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.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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