Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
MARCUS AURELIUSDon’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
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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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Life is opinion.
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A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
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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 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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When men are inhuman, take care not to feel towards them as they do towards other humans.
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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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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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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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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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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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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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