A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
MARCUS AURELIUSThough you break your heart, men will go on as before.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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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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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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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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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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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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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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