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He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
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Failing to understand the workings of one's own mind is bound to lead to unhappiness.
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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Leave the wrong done by another where the wrong arose.
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No man is happy who does not think himself so.
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Reflect often upon the rapidity with which all existing things, or things coming into existence, sweep past us and are carried away.
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Think of the country mouse and of the town mouse, and of the alarm and trepidation of the town mouse.
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Without a purpose, nothing should be done.
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At day's first light have in readiness, against disinclination to leave your bed, the thought that I am rising for the work of man.
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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
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The sinner sins against himself the wrongdoer wrongs himself, becoming the worse by his own action.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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