Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
MARCUS AURELIUSA man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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Death 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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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which he will lose.
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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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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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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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