A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
MARCUS AURELIUSEverything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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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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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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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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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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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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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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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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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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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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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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