"A man should be upright, not be kept…" — Marcus Aurelius
"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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Marcus Aurelius
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608 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius has 608 quotes on this site.
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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe,…
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do…
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Confine yourself to the present.
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
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The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in…
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you…
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Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
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Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
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Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
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Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.
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For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.
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People still question my sobriety, my commitment to the program, and that hurts. I take things day by day, and…
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We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor…
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The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling?
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It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses…
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Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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Young gentlemen, who are to display their knowledge to the world, should have every motive of emulation, should be formed…
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It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like -…
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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity…
— Douglas Adams
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It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my…
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