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

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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...

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...

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...

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.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Be content to seem what you really are.

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

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

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective,...

Poverty is the mother of crime.

Poverty is the mother of crime.

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

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is...

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...

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,...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.

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

I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.

I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.

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

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