Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
MARCUS AURELIUSAll 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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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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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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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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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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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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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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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