All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

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

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

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

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

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

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind;...

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Confine yourself to the present.

Confine yourself to the present.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.