To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe best revenge is not to do as they do.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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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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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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Life is opinion.
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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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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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Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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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 exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.
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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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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
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