Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Marcus Aurelius

Profession : Roman Emperor

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Marcus Aurelius

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Marcus Aurelius

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

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To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.

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Anger cannot be dishonest.

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Men exist for the sake of one another.

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And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.

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Be content to seem what you really are.

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A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

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The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle.

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Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

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What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.

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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

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Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.

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