Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe.
Marcus AureliusThere is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.
Marcus AureliusIn the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world?
Marcus AureliusPeople who labor all their lives but have no purpose to direct every thought and impulse toward are wasting their time-even when hard at work.
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