Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
MARCUS AURELIUSA man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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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.
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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself.
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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
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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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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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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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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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It’s the truth I’m after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.
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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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