Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
MARCUS AURELIUSLook beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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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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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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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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When 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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Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
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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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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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