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“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― The Annals of Imperial Rome
― The Annals of Imperial Rome
“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”
― Meditations
― 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.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not "This is misfortune," but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
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