Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
MARCUS AURELIUSLook to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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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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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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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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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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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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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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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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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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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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