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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy The Oligarchs by David E. Hoffman The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Animal Farm by George Orwell The Ups and Downs of Life by Edward Sellon
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Marcus Aurelius
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
tags: ataraxy, inner-strength, inspiration, self-control, strength
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