Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
MARCUS AURELIUSThe things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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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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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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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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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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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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You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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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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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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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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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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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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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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