Marcus Aurelius Quotes
He who fears death either fears to lose all sensation or fears new sensations. In reality, you will either feel nothing at all, and therefore nothing evil, or else, if you can feel any sensations, you will be a new creature, and so will not have ceased to have life.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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I'm a part of your life. You might not know it, but I am.
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Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.
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If you have the 'Total Information Awareness' project working, it might be relatively easy to find everyone who had bought more than a ton of fertilizer and 500 gallons of diesel in the last year, which would be a great way of spotting potential Tim McVeighs - but it would also spot half the farmers and ranchers in America.
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He who fears death either fears to lose all sensation or fears new sensations. In reality, you will either feel nothing at all, and therefore nothing evil, or else, if you can feel any sensations, you will be a new creature, and so will not have ceased to have life.
