Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
MARCUS AURELIUSA man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Be 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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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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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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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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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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