“Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Author: Marcus Aurelius
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It is not death that a man
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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Observe constantly that all things take place
“Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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That which is not good for the
“That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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The happiness of your life depends upon
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Category: life
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Because your own strength is unequal to
“Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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The art of living is more like
“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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Waste no more time arguing about what
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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I have often wondered how it is
“I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Author: Marcus Aurelius
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To live happily is an inward power
“To live happily is an inward power of the soul.”
— Marcus Aurelius
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Death, like birth, is a secret of
“Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Author: Marcus Aurelius
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