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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Confine yourself to the present.

Confine yourself to the present.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

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.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good...

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

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...

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...

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,...

It is false to say that you are a vicious man, Zoilus; you are not...

It is false to say that you are a vicious man, Zoilus; you are not...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

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...

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...

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.