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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. (Marcus Aurelius)
Do every act of your life as if it were your last. View quote
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Each day provides its own gifts. View quote
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The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. View quote
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What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee. View quote
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He who does not examine the movement of his thoughts cannot be happy. View quote
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The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. View quote
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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. View quote
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. View quote
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. View quote
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Anger cannot be dishonest. (Marcus Aurelius)
A man should be upright, not be kept upright. View quote
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Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even death is one of the things that Nature wills. View quote
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. View quote
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Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. View quote
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Let thy understanding enter into the things that are doing and the things which do them. View quote
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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. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. View quote
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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. View quote
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In the morning, when thou art sluggish at rousing thee, let this thought be present; "I am rising to a man's work.”. View quote
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No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms. View quote
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Things that have a common quality ever quickly seek their kind. (Marcus Aurelius)
The intelligence of the universe is social. View quote
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If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher. View quote
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The nature of the All moved to make the universe. View quote
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Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past. View quote
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Marcus Aurelius

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Occupation: Roman Emperor
Born: 121
Died: 180
Quotes count: 477
Wikipedia: Marcus Aurelius

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