As for life, it is a battle and a sojourning in a strange land; but the fame that comes after is oblivion.
Marcus AureliusI am called to man's labour; why then do I make a difficulty if I am going out to do what I was born to do and what I was brought into the world for?
Marcus AureliusFrequently consider the connection of all things in the universe. .. We should not say 'I am an Athenian' or 'I am a Roman' but 'I am a citizen of the Universe.
Marcus Aurelius