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

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

As for literature, thefts cannot harm it, while the lapse of ages augments its value

You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an...

You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of...

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of...

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the...

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the...

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools...

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Be content to seem what you really are

Be content to seem what you really are

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make...

Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make...

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.

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...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...