Do every act of your life as if it were your last.

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.

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a...

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a...

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.

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

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

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...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys

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...

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in...

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

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...

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is...

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.

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

Confine yourself to the present.

Confine yourself to the present.

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...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.