Below are the best quotes we could find featuring marcus aurelius about values.
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If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.
A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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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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I have often wondered 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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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.
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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