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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
Philosopher
Politician
Roman Emperor
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The Eternal City
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Marcus Annius Verus
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That which is really beautiful has no need of anything not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
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I consist of a little body and a soul.
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It doesn't hurt me unless I interpret its happening as harmful to me. I can choose not to.
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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 ... then make that day count!
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Sweep me up and send me where you please. For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as it can feel and act in harmony with its own nature. Is a change of place enough reason for my soul to become unhappy and worn, for me to become depressed, humbled, cowering, and afraid? Can you discover any reasons for this?
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