Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
MARCUS AURELIUSDo not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Confine yourself to the present.
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Men exist for the sake of one another.
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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 best revenge is not to do as they do.
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What we do now echoes in eternity.
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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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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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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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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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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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Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
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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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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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You always own the option of having no opinion.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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