Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good.
Marcus AureliusForward, 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.
Marcus Aurelius...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.
Marcus Aurelius