Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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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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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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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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Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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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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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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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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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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