Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will...

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will...

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...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

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...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

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...

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

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...

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

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,...

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife

A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife