The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if...

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...

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...

A wrong - doer is often a man that has left something undone, not always...

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go...

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

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.

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...

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but...

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

To be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

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

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

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

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...

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

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 act of dying is one of the acts of life.

The act of dying is one of the acts of life.

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...