It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
MARCUS AURELIUSBecause a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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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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Though you break your heart, men will go on as before.
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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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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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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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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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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
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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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