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Contrary Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- Because a thing is difficult for you, do not therefore suppose it to be beyond mortal power. On the contrary, if anything is possible and…
- Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and judgments…
- Let it judge that nothing is either bad or good which can happen equally to the bad man and the good. For that which happens…
- Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from the gods, who…
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- If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no… — Bertrand Russell