A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
MARCUS AURELIUSA man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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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 sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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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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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
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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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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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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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