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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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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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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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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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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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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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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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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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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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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