Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
MARCUS AURELIUSWhen men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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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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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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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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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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Think 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.
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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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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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