I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
MARCUS AURELIUS
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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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 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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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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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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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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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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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.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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