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.
MARCUS AURELIUSDon’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
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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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The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere.
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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
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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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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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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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The best revenge is not to do as they do.
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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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No one can lose either the past or the future.
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