It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
MARCUS AURELIUSA noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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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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When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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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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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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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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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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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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