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Marcus Aurelius Quotes

When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others Picture Quote #1

Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind Picture Quote #1

Consider in what condition both in body and soul a man should be when he is overtaken by death; and consider the shortness of life, the boundless abyss of time past and future, the feebleness of all matter Picture Quote #1

It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy with the body, still retain its own tranquility Picture Quote #1

Think nothing profitable to you which compels you to break a promise, to lose your self respect, to hate any person, to curse, to act the hypocrite Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t hurt me unless I interpret its happening as harmful to me. I can choose not to Picture Quote #1

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Death, like birth, is one of nature’s mysteries, the combining of primal elements and dissolving of the same into the same Picture Quote #1

My only fear is doing something contrary to human nature - the wrong thing, the wrong way, or at the wrong time Picture Quote #1

External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now Picture Quote #1

Death and life, success and failure, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty, all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble nor shameful - and hence neither good nor bad Picture Quote #1

The stone that is thrown into the air is none the worse for falling down, and none the better for going up Picture Quote #1

Human life. Duration: momentary. Nature: changeable. Perception: dim. Condition of Body: decaying. Soul: spinning around. Fortune: unpredictable. Lasting Fame: uncertain. Sum Up: The body and its parts are a river, the soul a dream and mist, life is warfare and a journey far from home, lasting reputation is oblivion Picture Quote #1

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You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action, without losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you. It’s as great a weakness to be angry with them as it is to abandon your plan of action and give up through fear Picture Quote #1

In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases Picture Quote #1

If I and my two children cannot move the gods, the gods must have their reasons Picture Quote #1

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‘This is a misfortune’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’ Picture Quote #1

From my grandfather’s father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent Picture Quote #1

Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them Picture Quote #1

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People who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wasting their time-even when hard at work Picture Quote #1

When men hate or blame you, or say hurtful things about you, look deeply into their hearts and see what kind of men they are. You’ll see how unnecessary it is to strain after their good opinion. Yet you must still think kindly of them. they are your neighbors. The gods help them as they do you, by dreams and oracles, to win their hearts’ desires Picture Quote #1

Observe and contemplate on the hidden things of life: how a man’s seed is but the beginning, it takes others to bring it to fruition. Think how food undergoes such changes to produce health and strength. See the power of these hidden things which, like the wind cannot been seen, but its effects can be Picture Quote #1

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live Picture Quote #1

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it Picture Quote #1

Poverty is the mother of crime Picture Quote #1

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He is a true fugitive who flies from reason Picture Quote #1

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul Picture Quote #1

Anger cannot be dishonest Picture Quote #1

Death, like birth, is a secret of nature Picture Quote #1

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it Picture Quote #1

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear Picture Quote #1

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When you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, remember that your defining characteristic-what defines a human being-is to work with others. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Consider in what condition both in body and soul a man should be when he is overtaken by death; and consider the shortness of life, the boundless abyss of time past and future, the feebleness of all matter. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy with the body, still retain its own tranquility. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Think nothing profitable to you which compels you to break a promise, to lose your self respect, to hate any person, to curse, to act the hypocrite. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) It doesn’t hurt me unless I interpret its happening as harmful to me. I can choose not to. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Death, like birth, is one of nature’s mysteries, the combining of primal elements and dissolving of the same into the same. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) My only fear is doing something contrary to human nature - the wrong thing, the wrong way, or at the wrong time. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Death and life, success and failure, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty, all these happen to good and bad alike, and they are neither noble nor shameful - and hence neither good nor bad. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) The stone that is thrown into the air is none the worse for falling down, and none the better for going up. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Human life. Duration: momentary. Nature: changeable. Perception: dim. Condition of Body: decaying. Soul: spinning around. Fortune: unpredictable. Lasting Fame: uncertain. Sum Up: The body and its parts are a river, the soul a dream and mist, life is warfare and a journey far from home, lasting reputation is oblivion. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action, without losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you. It’s as great a weakness to be angry with them as it is to abandon your plan of action and give up through fear. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) If I and my two children cannot move the gods, the gods must have their reasons (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‘This is a misfortune’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’ (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) From my grandfather’s father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) People who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wasting their time-even when hard at work. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) When men hate or blame you, or say hurtful things about you, look deeply into their hearts and see what kind of men they are. You’ll see how unnecessary it is to strain after their good opinion. Yet you must still think kindly of them. they are your neighbors. The gods help them as they do you, by dreams and oracles, to win their hearts’ desires. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Observe and contemplate on the hidden things of life: how a man’s seed is but the beginning, it takes others to bring it to fruition. Think how food undergoes such changes to produce health and strength. See the power of these hidden things which, like the wind cannot been seen, but its effects can be. (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Poverty is the mother of crime (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) He is a true fugitive who flies from reason (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Anger cannot be dishonest (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Death, like birth, is a secret of nature (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it (Marcus Aurelius Quotes) Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear (Marcus Aurelius Quotes)

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