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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The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

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...

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...

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.

Be content to seem what you really are

Be content to seem what you really are

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...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well.

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the...

Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the...

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.

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,...

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

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...

When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and bring joy, care enough...

When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and bring joy, care enough...

Don't forget to love yourself.

Don't forget to love yourself.

Television is the literature of the illiterate, the culture of the low-brow, the wealth of...

Television is the literature of the illiterate, the culture of the low-brow, the wealth of...

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break...

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break...