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Give yourself a gift: the present moment. People out for posthumous fame forget that the Generations To Come will be the same annoying people they know now. And just as mortal. What does it matter to you if they say -x- about you, or think -y-?
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.
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That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not".
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.
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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
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From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
From Meditations
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True hierarchy can be found in the animal kingdom. Man must recognise sigma from alpha, the latter from beta, and the former from gamma. Order is in the intellect and strength of the spirit of man.
From 365 Stoic Reflections
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.
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Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
From The Emperor's Handbook
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Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
From Meditations
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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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When people injure you, ask yourself what good or harm they thought would come of it. If you understand that, you'll feel sympathy rather than outrage or anger. Your sense of good and evil may be the same as theirs, or near it, in which case you have to excuse them. Or your sense of good and evil may differ from theirs. In which case they're misguided and deserve your compassion. Is that so hard?
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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Give yourself a gift: the present moment. People out for posthumous fame forget that the Generations To Come will be the same annoying people they know now. And just as mortal. What does it matter to you if they say -x- about you, or think -y-?
From Meditations
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
From Meditations
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.
From Meditations
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That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not".
From Meditations
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.
From Meditations
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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
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From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
From Meditations
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True hierarchy can be found in the animal kingdom. Man must recognise sigma from alpha, the latter from beta, and the former from gamma. Order is in the intellect and strength of the spirit of man.
From 365 Stoic Reflections
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.
From Meditations
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Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
From Meditations
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
From Meditations
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
From The Emperor's Handbook
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Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
From Meditations
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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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When people injure you, ask yourself what good or harm they thought would come of it. If you understand that, you'll feel sympathy rather than outrage or anger. Your sense of good and evil may be the same as theirs, or near it, in which case you have to excuse them. Or your sense of good and evil may differ from theirs. In which case they're misguided and deserve your compassion. Is that so hard?
From Meditations
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
From Meditations
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Give yourself a gift: the present moment. People out for posthumous fame forget that the Generations To Come will be the same annoying people they know now. And just as mortal. What does it matter to you if they say -x- about you, or think -y-?
From Meditations
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
From Meditations
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Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.
From Meditations
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That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not".
From Meditations
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When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...
From Meditations
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Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
From Meditations
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We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.
From Meditations
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To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
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From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
From Meditations
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True hierarchy can be found in the animal kingdom. Man must recognise sigma from alpha, the latter from beta, and the former from gamma. Order is in the intellect and strength of the spirit of man.
From 365 Stoic Reflections
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
From Meditations
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Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.
From Meditations
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Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?
From Meditations
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What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
From Meditations
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
From Meditations
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
From The Emperor's Handbook
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Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
From Meditations
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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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When people injure you, ask yourself what good or harm they thought would come of it. If you understand that, you'll feel sympathy rather than outrage or anger. Your sense of good and evil may be the same as theirs, or near it, in which case you have to excuse them. Or your sense of good and evil may differ from theirs. In which case they're misguided and deserve your compassion. Is that so hard?
From Meditations
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
From Meditations
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