Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
MARCUS AURELIUSMisfortune nobly born is good fortune.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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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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