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.
MARCUS AURELIUSWhat we do now echoes in eternity.
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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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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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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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.
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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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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Life is opinion.
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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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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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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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