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.
MARCUS AURELIUSIf it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
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All men are made one for another: either then teach them better or bear with them.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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