Discard your misperceptions. Stop being jerked like a puppet. Limit yourself to the present.

Marcus Aurelius

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Remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within.

They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.

Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.

Marcus Aurelius

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

Let us meet with bravery whatever may befall us. Let us never feel a shudder at the thought of being wounded or of being made a prisoner, or of poverty or persecution.

Life is a storm that will test you unceasingly. Don't wait for calm waters that may not arrive. Derive purpose from resilience. Learn to sail the raging sea.

The Stoic Emperor

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