Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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...

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

Remember this, - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in...

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

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

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

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

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...

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

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

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

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;...

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely...

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely...

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

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

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

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...

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be...

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

If ignorance paid dividends most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't...

If ignorance paid dividends most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't...