The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
MARCUS AURELIUSEverything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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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 world is mere change, and this life, opinion.
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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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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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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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Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
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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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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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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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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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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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