Neither in writing nor in reading canst thou be able to instruct others of that which thou hast not first learned thyself.. . .
No man can rob us of our free will.
A man must discover an art with respect to movements, and he must be careful that they be made with regard to circumstances.
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All those things at which thou wishest to arrive by a circuitous road, thou canst have now, if thou dost not refuse them to thyself.
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How it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others?
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See what things are in themselves, dividing them into matter, form and purpose.
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How ridiculous and what a stranger he is who is surprised at anything which happens in life.
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If it is not right, do not do it: if it is not true, do not say it.
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Perceive at last that thou hast in thee something better and more divine than the things which cause the various affects, and as it were pull thee by the strings.
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- Marcus Aurelius
(above, excerpts from "Meditations")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
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