If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
MARCUS AURELIUSA man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Confine yourself to the present.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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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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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
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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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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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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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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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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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The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
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