Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
MARCUS AURELIUSThink 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.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.
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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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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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