That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

—Marcus Aurelius

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About Marcus Aurelius

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ( or-EE-lee-əs; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs au̯ˈreːli.us antoːˈniːnʊs]; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, the last of the rulers later known as the Five Good Emperors and the last...

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Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.

—Marcus Aurelius

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

—Marcus Aurelius

Nothing happens to any thing which that thing is not made by nature to bear.

—Marcus Aurelius

If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgment of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now.

—Marcus Aurelius

Anger cannot be dishonest.

—Marcus Aurelius

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Leaning against him, feeling the warmth radiate off him, listening to his breath go in and out, she knew she was exactly where she belonged.

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For the Dargara people, death results in simply a different form of belonging to the community. It is a lesson . . . that change is the norm, that the world is defined by eternal cycles of decline and regeneration. . . . Death is not a separation but a different form of communion, a higher form of connectedness . . . providing an opportunity for even greater service.

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Even the rich are hungry for love, for being cared for, for being wanted, for having someone to call their own.

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