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

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

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live

Knowledge the clue to life can give: Then wherefore hesitate to live

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start...

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than 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...

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

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says...

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...

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...

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native...

What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native...

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.