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• 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?

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  Inspirational, Empathy, Faults

  Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks, David Hicks (2002). “The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations”, p.120, Simon and Schuster

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• No one was ever injured by the truth; but he who persists in self-deception and ignorance is injured.

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  Ignorance, Self, Deception

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• The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

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  Way, Action, Obstacles

  Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Aristotle (2012). “The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle”, p.162, Modern Library

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• Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'

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  Focus, Simplicity, Essentials

  Marcus Aurelius, Plato, Aristotle (2012). “The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle”, p.139, Modern Library

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• The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

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  Revenge, Enemy, Best Revenge

  "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, Book VI, (6), (c. 161 - 180 AD).

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• Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.

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  Forgiveness, Anger, Annoying

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• Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.

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  Love, Inspirational, Destiny

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  It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

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  Life, Moving On, Death

  Marcus Aurelius (2015). “Meditations”, p.144, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• 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.

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  Mistake, Ignorance, Self

  Marcus Aurelius (2006). “Meditations”, p.95, Penguin UK

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• Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.

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  Life Is Short, People, Important

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• I'm going to be meeting with people today who talk too much - people who are selfish, egotistical, ungrateful. But I won't be surprised or disturbed, for I can't imagine a world without such people.

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  Selfish, People, Ungrateful

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• Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

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  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?

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  World, Should, Feels

  Marcus Aurelius (2002). “Meditations: A New Translation”, p.91, Modern Library

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• If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

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  Inspirational, Truth, Honesty

  Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (2015). “Stoic Six Pack: Meditations of Marcus Aurelius The Golden Sayings Fragments and Discourses of Epictetus Letters from a Stoic and The Enchiridion”, p.72, Lulu.com

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• A person's worth is measured by the worth of what he values.

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  Persons, Values

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• The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.

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  Life, Art, Philosophical

  Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), George Maximilian Anthony Grube (1963). “The meditations”, Bobbs-Merrill Company

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• Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

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  Life, Beauty, Running

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• Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.

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  Soul, Use, Sun

  Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks, David Hicks (2002). “The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations”, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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• Because other people are fools, must you be so too?

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  People, Fool

  Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome), André Dacier, Thomas Gataker, Cebes (of Thebes.) (1708). “The Emperor Marcus Antoninus His Conversation with Himself: Together with the Preliminary Discourse of the Learned Gataker ; as Also the Emperor's Life”, p.239

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• A person's life is dyed with the color of his imagination.

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  Life, Color, Imagination

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• Imagine you were now dead, or had not lived before his moment. Now view the rest of your life as a bonus.

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  Views, Bonus, Rest Of Your Life

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• The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts.

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  Wise, Humor, Deep Thought

  Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks, David Hicks (2002). “The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

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• You should banish any thoughts of how you may appear to others.

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  May, Should

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• Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.

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  Men, Endurance, Endure

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• What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.

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  Doe, Benefits, Bees

  Marcus Aurelius (2009). “Meditations”, p.43, Everyman's Library

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