Do every act of thy life as if it were the last.
Marcus Aurelius
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Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly.
Marcus Aurelius
Every man lives only this present time, which is an indivisible point, and all the rest of his life is either past or it is uncertain.
Marcus Aurelius
Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very much. But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in thy power whenever thou shalt choose to retire into thyself. For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul.
Marcus Aurelius
Take away thy opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, 'I have been harmed.' Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.
Marcus Aurelius
Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.
Marcus Aurelius
In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present -- I am rising to the work of a human being.
Marcus Aurelius
Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius
The mind converts and changes every hindrance to its activity into an aid; and so that which is a hindrance is made a furtherance to an act, and that which is an obstacle on the road helps us on this road.
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The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer.
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If any man is able to convince me and show me that I do not think or act right, I will gladly change; for I seek the truth, by which no man was ever injured.
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That which is not good for the swarm, neither is it good for the bee.
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected.
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If thou art pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs thee, but thy own judgment about it. And it is in thy power to wipe out this judgment now.
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Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.
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Loss is nothing else than change, and change is Nature's delight.
Marcus Aurelius
No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such.
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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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