Below are the best quotes we could find featuring marcus aurelius about self development.
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Misfortune nobly borne is good fortune.
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A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control; but the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts.
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Dig within. Within is the wellspring of Good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them.
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