Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, This is a misfortune but To bear this worthily is good fortune.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

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...

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So...

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...

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.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

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...

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

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

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;...

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

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

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

You are pretty - we know it; and young - it's true; and rich -...

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

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...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with...

Life isn't an iPod to listen to your favorite songs. It's a radio, adjust yourself...

Life isn't an iPod to listen to your favorite songs. It's a radio, adjust yourself...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us...