A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
MARCUS AURELIUSWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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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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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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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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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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