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The world is nothing but change, our life is only perception.

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
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Perception
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I, who have never willfully pained another, have no business to pain myself.
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You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action.
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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
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Never act without purpose and resolve, or without the means to finish the job.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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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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Think on this doctrine, - that reasoning beings were created for one another's sake that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it.
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In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his sense a dim rushlight, his body a prey of worms, his soul an unquiet eddy, his fortune dark, his fame doubtful. In short, all that is body is as coursing waters, all that is of the soul as dreams and vapors.
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To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less will be your grief
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Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away into non-existence.
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It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way.
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Cultivate these, then, for they are wholly within your power: sincerity and dignity industriousness and sobriety. Avoid grumbling, be frugal, considerate, and frank be temperate in manner and speech carry yourself with authority.
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How powerful is man! He is able to do all that God wishes him to do. He is able to accept all that God sends upon him.
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I can at once become happy anywhere, for he is happy who has found himself a happy lot. In a word, happiness lies all in the functions of reason, in warrantable desires and virtuous practice.
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