It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
MARCUS AURELIUSFor outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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Life is opinion.
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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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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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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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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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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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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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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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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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