I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
MARCUS AURELIUSOur life is what our thoughts make it.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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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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Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Cold or warm.
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When you arise in the moring, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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