A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
MARCUS AURELIUSBe 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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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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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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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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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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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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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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