Marcus Aelius Aurelius

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"The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack."	Art, Life, Reading
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."	Beginnings, Death, Fear
"Remember this[,] very little is needed to make a happy life."	Happiness, Joy, Life
"We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne."	Evil, Good, Monarchy
"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."	Acceptance, Art, Destiny
"To them that ask, where have you seen the gods, or how do you know for certain there are gods, that you are so devout in their worship? I answer: Neither have I ever seen my own soul, and yet I respect and honor it."	Glory, Honor, Knowledge
"Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight."	Change, Darkness, Light
"A man is a little soul carrying around a courpse."	Men
"I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others."	Love, Men
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."	Argument, Conflict, Evil
"Whatever may befall thee, it was preordained for thee from everlasting."	Miscellaneous
"Never esteem anything as an advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect."	Age
"Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts."	Character, Habits
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."	Ability, Happiness, Joy
"Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already."	Reading
"Death hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good."	Death, Evil, Good
"Let thy chief fort and place of defense be a mind free from passions. A stronger place and better fortified than this, hath no man."	Freedom, Liberty, Men
"How much trouble he avoids who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks."	Miscellaneous
"Think on this doctrine,--that reasoning beings were created for one another's sake; that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it."	Intentions, Justice, Men
"Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."	Education, Men, School
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