The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
MARCUS AURELIUSNothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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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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Receive without conceit, release without struggle.
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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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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Perfection of character is this: to live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretence.
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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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Do 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.
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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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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life.
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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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Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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