When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge,...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this,...

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.

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.

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Be content to seem what you really are.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

Everyman's life lies within the present, for the past is spent and done with, and...

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

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

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication...

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...

For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me...

For all their compliments do verses pay? They mayn't, yet these same poems make me...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all...

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

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

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.

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.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you...