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Think of the workings of fate and how infinitesimal your role

Photo by Dániel Barczikay on Unsplash Think of the whole universe of matter and how small your share. Think about the expanse of time and how brief - almost momentary - the part marked for you. Think of the workings of fate and how infinitesimal your role. Marcus Aurelius

All you need to know

Photo by Harshal S. Hirve on Unsplash The cucumber is bitter? Throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That's all you need to know. (Marcus Aurelius)

What's bad for the hive is bad for the bee (Marcus Aurelius)

 

Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside (Marcus Aurelius)

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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it (Marcus Aurelius)

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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength (Marcus Aurelius)

 

Keep your lamp trimmed and burning (Blind Willie Johnson)

Photo by Ian Naag on Unsplash Does the light of a lamp shine and keep its glow until its fuel is spent? Why shouldn't your truth, justice, and self-control shine until you are extinguished? Marcus Aurelius

Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good (Marcus Aureleius).

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Shame on the soul, to falter on the road of life while the body still perseveres (Marcus Aurelius)

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Celebrate behaving like a human.

Photo by The Ian on Unsplash Not to feel exasperated or defeated or despondent because your days aren't packed with wise and moral actions. But to get back up when you fail, to celebrate behaving like a human—however imperfectly—and fully embrace the pursuit you've embarked on. Marcus Aurelius

The universe is change. Life is opinion (Marcus Aurelius)

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The whole of present time is a pin-prick of eternity (Marcus Aurelius)

Photo by David Marcu on Unsplash Think of the whole of existence, of which you are the tiniest part; think of the whole of time in which you have been assigned a brief and fleeting moment; think of destiny – what fraction of that are you? Every ocean is a drop in the Universe. The whole of present time is a pin-prick of eternity. Marcus Aurelius

What can ever come to be without change?

Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash Is someone afraid of change? Well, what can ever come to be without change? Can you yourself take your bath, if the wood that heats it is not changed? Can you be fed, unless what you eat changes? Can any other of the benefits of life be achieved without change? Do you not see then that for you to be changed is equal, and equally necessary to the nature of the Whole? Marcus Aurelius 

Hey life, look at me (The Supremes)