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Give yourself a gift: the present moment.
-Marcus Aurelius

We are more often frightened than hurt.
-Seneca

Deliberate much before saying or doing anything, for you will not have the power of recalling what is said or done.
-Epictetus

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.
-Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
-Marcus Aurelius

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.
-Seneca

In prosperity it is very easy to find a friend; but in adversity it is the most difficult of all things. -Epictetus

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.
-Marcus Aurelius

The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
-Marcus Aurelius

A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer’s hand.
-Seneca