Marcus Aurelius quotes - page 11

Remember that neither the future nor the past pains thee, but only the present. (Marcus Aurelius)
Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power? View quote
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Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily. View quote
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Another may be more expert in casting [throwing] his opponent; but he is not more social, nor more modest, nor better disciplined to meet all that happens, nor more considerate with respect to the faults of his neighbors. View quote
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Where any work can be done conformably to the reason which is common to gods and men, there we have nothing to fear. View quote
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Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power. View quote
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But intelligence and reason are able to go through everything that opposes them. View quote
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The universal nature has no external space. View quote
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There is no man so fortunate that there shall not be by him when he is dying some who are pleased with what is going to happen. View quote
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. View quote
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Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours. (Marcus Aurelius)
For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose. View quote
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Receive without conceit, release without struggle. View quote
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The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time. View quote
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The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. View quote
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Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew. View quote
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it. View quote
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The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts. View quote
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Misfortune nobly born is good fortune. View quote
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne. View quote
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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. (Marcus Aurelius)
I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions. View quote
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Life is opinion. View quote
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A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. View quote
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In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? View quote
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