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Search men's governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to.

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Marcus Aurelius
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Embellish the soul with simplicity, with prudence, and everything which is neither virtuous nor vicious. Love all men. Walk according to God for, as a poet hath said, his laws govern all.
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober, just?
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In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence
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It is the duty of men to love even those who injure them.
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Short is the little which remains to thee of life. Live as on a mountain.
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The happiness and unhappiness of the rational, social animal depends not on what he feels but on what he does just as his virtue and vice consist not in feeling but in doing.
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How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
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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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No one can lose either the past or the future - how could anyone be deprived of what he does not possess? ... It is only the present moment of which either stands to be deprived: and if this is all he has, he cannot lose what he does not have.
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It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.
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By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.
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This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole.
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Your mind will take on the character of your most frequent thoughts: souls are dyed by thoughts.
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I am called to man's labour why then do I make a difficulty if I am going out to do what I was born to do and what I was brought into the world for?
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Failing to understand the workings of one's own mind is bound to lead to unhappiness.
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For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason.
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Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on and ay, 'Why were things of this sort ever brought into the world?'
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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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