If only all of Rome had just one neck!
Let them hate me so long as they fear me.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
The soul is not disfigured by the ugliness of the body, but rather the opposite, that the body is beautified by the comeliness of the soul.
The Universe is change. Our life is what our thoughts make it.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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I wish all of Rome had only one neck!
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Emperor Caligula, expressing his contempt for the human race.
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Let every action aim at the common good.
The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer.
It is man’s peculiar fate to love even those who do him wrong.