Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Marcus Aurelius Biography
Type: Soldier
Nationality: Roman
Born: April 26, 121
Died: March 17, 180

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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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.
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
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Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.
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And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
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Anger cannot be dishonest.
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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.
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Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.
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Be content to seem what you really are.
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Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
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Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
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Confine yourself to the present.
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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.
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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.
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Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
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Do every act of your life as if it were your last.
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