When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.
MARCUS AURELIUSYou always own the option of having no opinion.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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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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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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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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Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.
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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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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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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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