Roman - Soldier | 121 - 180
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Marcus Aurelius
BeautyBeautifulBetterNothingWay
Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear.
NatureManNothingBearHappensHe
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
NatureGoodCannotBeesWhich
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
LifeActReliefGiveLastThyself
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time.
NatureGoodTimeManWhateverAny
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.
GoodTimeManWishOld ManYou
Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.
SuccessForwardThinkResultLook
Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle.
CycleRoundLikeAgainEverlasting
To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.
LifeFoolWiseProblemSolution
Do every act of your life as if it were your last.
LifeActLastYourEveryWere
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
QualityPeopleYouLookUnderstand
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
NatureDeathWelcomeLikeDespise
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