Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
– Marcus Aurelius
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- No more roundabout discussions of what makes a good man. Be one! – Marcus Aurelius
- Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. – Marcus Aurelius
- The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it. – Marcus Aurelius
- Even the least of our activities ought to have some end in view. – Marcus Aurelius
- For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose. – Marcus Aurelius
- All things fade into the storied past, and in a little while are shrouded in oblivion. – Marcus Aurelius
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- A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. – Marcus Aurelius
- Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius
- Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good. – Marcus Aurelius
- Nothing is more scandalous than a man that is proud of his humility. – Marcus Aurelius
- Will any man despise me? Let him see to it. But I will see to it that I may not be found doing or saying anything that deserves to be despised. – Marcus Aurelius
- Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect. – Marcus Aurelius
- Never let the future disturb you – you will meet it with the same weapons of reason and mind that, today, guard you against the present… – Marcus Aurelius
- Live every day as if they last. – Marcus Aurelius
- If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt. – Marcus Aurelius
- A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values. – Marcus Aurelius
- What am I but a little flesh, a little breath, and the thinking part that rules the whole? – Marcus Aurelius
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