Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

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...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant...

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

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

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 to seem what you really are.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination,...

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...

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.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.

The best answer to anger is silence.

The best answer to anger is silence.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no...

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?