A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
MARCUS AURELIUSDeath is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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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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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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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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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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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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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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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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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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