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“A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Receive without conceit, release without struggle.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
― Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“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.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Confine yourself to the present.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.”
― Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, The Meditations Of The Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

“Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.”
― Marcus Aurelius, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

“Life is opinion.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“No man is happy who does not think himself so.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Anger cannot be dishonest.”
― Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

“Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.”
― Marcus Aurelius

“Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Do not be ashamed of help.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is no part of it. At any rate, praise does not make anything better or worse. This applies even to the popular conception of beauty, as in material things or works of art. So does the truly beautiful need anything beyond itself? No more than law, no more than truth, no more than kindness or integrity. Which of these things derives its beauty from praise, or withers under criticism? Does an emerald lose its quality if it is not praised? And what of gold, ivory, purple, a lyre, a dagger, a flower, a bush?”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“Look to nothing, not even for a moment except to reason.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In your soul, don't be passive or aggressive. In your life, don't be all about business.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations