Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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...

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...

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do...

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do...

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...

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;...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word...

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing...

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing...

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 universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

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...

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.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Be content to seem what you really are

Be content to seem what you really are

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,...

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

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,...

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.