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From Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- There are three relations [between thee and other things]: the one to the body which surrounds thee; the second to the divine cause from which…
- Suppose that thou hast detached thyself from the natural unity... yet here there is this beautiful provision, that it is in thy power again to…
- Either all things proceed from one intelligent source and come together as in one body, and the part ought not to find fault with what…
- Let there be freedom from perturbations with respect to the things which come from the external cause; and let there be justice in the things…
- From Plato: the man who has an elevated mind and takes a view of all time and of all substance, dost thou suppose it possible…
- What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
- Unhappy am I because this has happened to me.- Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free…
- If you do the task before you always adhering to strict reason with zeal and energy and yet with humanity, disregarding all lesser ends and…
- Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit. To wonder what so-and-so…
- Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain…
- 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…
- It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's…
- Man must be arched and buttressed from within, else the temple wavers to the dust.
- Why do we shrink from change? What can come into being save by change?
- Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind.
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