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Quotes by Roman Authors

"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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Marcus Aurelius
"A man should be upright, not be kept upright."
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"The act of dying is one of the acts of life."
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Marcus Aurelius
"The act of dying is one of the acts of life."
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"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive."
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Seneca
"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive."
"Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Be your own master, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a citizen, as a mortal creature."
"You shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings ofHecato; it is these words: "What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." That wasindeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind."
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Seneca
"You shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings ofHecato; it is these words: "What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." That wasindeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind."
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
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Marcus Aurelius
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it."
"A good mind possesses a kingdom: a great fortune is a great slavery."
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Seneca
"A good mind possesses a kingdom: a great fortune is a great slavery."
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. (Pluck the day [for it is ripe], trusting as little as possible in tomorrow.)"
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Horace
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. (Pluck the day [for it is ripe], trusting as little as possible in tomorrow.)"
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"Often the contempt of vainglory becomes a source of even more vainglory, for it is not being scorned when the contempt is something one is proud of."
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Saint Augustine
"Often the contempt of vainglory becomes a source of even more vainglory, for it is not being scorned when the contempt is something one is proud of."
"Social media is your platform to build a unique fan base while you express yourself exactly how you see yourself. Build wisely."
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Germany Kent
"Social media is your platform to build a unique fan base while you express yourself exactly how you see yourself. Build wisely."
"At the end of the day, we all live in this world together and to practice bringing peace onto social media is a huge step into bringing peace into our world."
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Germany Kent
"At the end of the day, we all live in this world together and to practice bringing peace onto social media is a huge step into bringing peace into our world."
"Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down."
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Germany Kent
"Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down."
"You have the power to strip away many superfluous troubles located wholly in your judgement, and to possess a large room for yourself embracing in thought the whole cosmos, to consider everlasting time, to think of the rapid change in the parts of each thing, of how short it is from birth until dissolution, and how the void before birth and that after dissolution are equally infinite."
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Marcus Aurelius
"You have the power to strip away many superfluous troubles located wholly in your judgement, and to possess a large room for yourself embracing in thought the whole cosmos, to consider everlasting time, to think of the rapid change in the parts of each thing, of how short it is from birth until dissolution, and how the void before birth and that after dissolution are equally infinite."
"And in the case of superior things like stars, we discover a kind of unity in separation. The higher we rise on the scale of being, the easier it is to discern a connection even among things separated by vast distances."
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Marcus Aurelius
"And in the case of superior things like stars, we discover a kind of unity in separation. The higher we rise on the scale of being, the easier it is to discern a connection even among things separated by vast distances."
"Every lover is a soldier."
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Ovid
"Every lover is a soldier."
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"The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all."
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Ovid
"The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all."
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"There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it."
"Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them."
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Germany Kent
"Spread love. Hug the people you care about and make sure they know that you care and appreciate them. Make it known to your friends and family that you love them."
"Indulge the body just so far as suffices for good health. It needs to be treated somewhat strictly to prevent it from being disobedient to the spirit. Your food should appease your hunger, your drink quench your thirst, your clothing keep out the cold, your house be a protection against inclement weather."
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Seneca
"Indulge the body just so far as suffices for good health. It needs to be treated somewhat strictly to prevent it from being disobedient to the spirit. Your food should appease your hunger, your drink quench your thirst, your clothing keep out the cold, your house be a protection against inclement weather."
"Your breakthrough is on the way. Don't be discouraged if things are not working out right now. God is working it all out behind the scenes. It may not come when you want, but trust that it will be right on time, because our God is an on time God."
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Germany Kent
"Your breakthrough is on the way. Don't be discouraged if things are not working out right now. God is working it all out behind the scenes. It may not come when you want, but trust that it will be right on time, because our God is an on time God."
"He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule."
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Seneca
"He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule."
"Let them know a real man who lives as he was meant to live."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Let them know a real man who lives as he was meant to live."
"It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being."
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Marcus Aurelius
"It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being."
"To live each day as though one's last never flustered never apathetic never attitudinizing-here is perfection of character."
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Marcus Aurelius
"To live each day as though one's last never flustered never apathetic never attitudinizing-here is perfection of character."
"You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot."
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Horace
"You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot."
"The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it."
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Marcus Aurelius
"The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it."
"Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money."
"A sense of Deity is inscribed on every heart. Nay, even idolatry is ample evidence of this fact."
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Saint Augustine
"A sense of Deity is inscribed on every heart. Nay, even idolatry is ample evidence of this fact."
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart."
"Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them."
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Germany Kent
"Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them."
"Hatred is inveterate anger."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Hatred is inveterate anger."
"Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends."
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Seneca
"Everywhere is nowhere. When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends."
"Most powerful is he who has himself in his power."
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Seneca
"Most powerful is he who has himself in his power."
"Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature."
"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution."
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Marcus Aurelius
"To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution."
"You become what you digest into your spirit. Whatever you think about, focus on, read about, talk about, you're going to attract more of into your life. Make sure they're all positive."
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Germany Kent
"You become what you digest into your spirit. Whatever you think about, focus on, read about, talk about, you're going to attract more of into your life. Make sure they're all positive."
"First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times."
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Ovid
"First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times."
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"A great step toward independence is a good-humoured stomach."
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Seneca
"A great step toward independence is a good-humoured stomach."
"Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so."
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"You can't be jealous of someone else's results. You don't know the prayer, process, sacrifice, and work they endured for it."
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Germany Kent
"You can't be jealous of someone else's results. You don't know the prayer, process, sacrifice, and work they endured for it."
"Speak Life:You are loved.You have purpose.You are a masterpiece.You are wonderfully made.God has a great plan for you."
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Germany Kent
"Speak Life:You are loved.You have purpose.You are a masterpiece.You are wonderfully made.God has a great plan for you."
"Where God guides, He provides. No matter how things look, God is still in control. Stay in peace and be hopeful. Your blessing is coming soon."
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Germany Kent
"Where God guides, He provides. No matter how things look, God is still in control. Stay in peace and be hopeful. Your blessing is coming soon."
"Do not be ashamed of help."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Do not be ashamed of help."
"Knowledge without education is but armed injustice."
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Horace
"Knowledge without education is but armed injustice."
"For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason."
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Marcus Aurelius
"For outward show is a wonderful perverter of the reason."
"And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last."
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Marcus Aurelius
"And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last."
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"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself."
"How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks."
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Marcus Aurelius
"How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks."
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"Without a purpose nothing should be done."
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Marcus Aurelius
"Without a purpose nothing should be done."
"When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy."
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Seneca
"When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy."
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