"External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now."
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"Nature has given to each conscious being every power she possesses, and one of these abilities is this: just as Nature converts and alters every obstacle and opposition, and fits them into their predestined place, making them a part of herself, so too the rational person is able to finesse every obstacle into an opportunity, and to use it for whatever purpose it may suit."
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"Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness."
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"In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?"
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"Regain your senses, call yourself back, and once again wake up. Now that you realize that only dreams were troubling you, view this 'reality' as you view your dreams."
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"Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away into non-existence."
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"Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle."
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"Within ten days thou wilt seem a god to those to whom thou art now a beast and an ape, if thou wilt return to thy principles and the worship of reason."
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"...the sole thing of which any man can be deprived is the present; since this is all he owns, and nobody can lose what is not his."
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"That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty."
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"Death - a stopping of impressions through the senses, and of the pulling of the cords of motion, and of the ways of thought, and of service to the flesh."
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"Gluttony and drunkenness have two evils attendant on them; they make the carcass smart, as well as the pocket."
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"Consider frequently the connection of all things in the universe and their relation to one another. For things are somehow implicated with one another, and all in a way friendly to one another."
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"Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish."
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"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."
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"The gods gave me a father who ruled over me and rid me of any trace of arrogance and showed me that one can live in a palace without bodyguards, extravagant attire, chandeliers, statues, and other luxuries. He taught me that it is possible to live instead pretty much in the manner of a private citizen without losing any of the dignity and authority a ruler must possess to discharge his imperial duties effectively."
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"Remember that there is a God who desires neither praise nor glory from men created in his image, but rather that they, guided by the understanding given them, should in their actions become like unto him."
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"Live each day as if it be your last."
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"The wrongdoer is often the person who left something undone, rather than the person who has done something"
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"Remember this - that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life."
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