As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to...

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

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.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

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...

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

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

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day,...

Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day,...

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

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

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is...

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is...

Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do.

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...

Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions,...