If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
MARCUS AURELIUSIt never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
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The world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.
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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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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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