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.
MARCUS AURELIUSNo one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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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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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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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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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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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
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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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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 blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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