Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
MARCUS AURELIUSNever esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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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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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgement now.
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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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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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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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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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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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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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