Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.
MARCUS AURELIUSIf it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
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All things of the body stream away like a river, all things of the mind are dreams and delusion; life is warfare, and a visit to a strange land; the only lasting fame is oblivion.
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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Life is opinion.
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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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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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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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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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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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