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

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and...

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and...

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.

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...

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Cinna wishes to seem poor, and is poor

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be...

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be...

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...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the...

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

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

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...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find...

Each day provides its own gifts.

Each day provides its own gifts.

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

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

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.

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

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...

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

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

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,...

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.