You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

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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,...

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered

Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered

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...

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

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

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...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word...

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst

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,...

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

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.

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

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...

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant...

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

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...