It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
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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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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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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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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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