Tag: Marcus Aurelius
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A man should be upright, not be kept upright.
Marcus Aurelius
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Each day provides its own gifts.
Marcus Aurelius
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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
Marcus Aurelius
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
Marcus Aurelius
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Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Marcus Aurelius
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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius
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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.
Marcus Aurelius
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Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.
Marcus Aurelius
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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.
Marcus Aurelius