"Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in……" — Marcus Aurelius
"Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober, just?"
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608 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
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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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More Curse Quotes
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Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can…
— Hannah Arendt
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I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid…
— Paul Auster
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
— Michele Bachmann
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Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive…
— Saint Basil
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Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast…
— Joseph Addison
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With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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God loves us; the devil hates us. God wants us to have a fulness of joy as He has. The…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and…
— Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
— William S. Burroughs
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Some comics really thrive on being disrespectful, especially toward women, and it's somehow understood as edgy, but I'm the opposite.…
— Bryan Callen
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I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.
— Andrew Carnegie
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