Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
MARCUS AURELIUSWhen you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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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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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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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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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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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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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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