Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant; all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. Short, therefore, is man’s life, and narrow is the corner of the earth wherein he dwells.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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But that which is useful is the better.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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For we carry our fate with us — and it carries us.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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The lot assigned to every man is suited to him, and suits him to itself.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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There is a limit to the time assigned you, and if you don’t use it to free yourself it will be gone and never return.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil.
~ Marcus Aurelius

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