![The act of dying is one of the acts of life.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4tK39zs-GTI/X0bOzRPD30I/AAAAAAAAE3Q/lA0rsrZxR1ID8r0kqe8Dy9LwQApEZKGdwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/the-act-of-dying-is-one-of-the-acts-of-life-quotes-by-marcus-aurelius-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Marcus Aurelius
![The act of dying is one of the acts of life.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4tK39zs-GTI/X0bOzRPD30I/AAAAAAAAE3Q/lA0rsrZxR1ID8r0kqe8Dy9LwQApEZKGdwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/the-act-of-dying-is-one-of-the-acts-of-life-quotes-by-marcus-aurelius-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Our life is what our thoughts make it.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Gj0w5vcX_o/X1t5xEV-3yI/AAAAAAAAI4g/j7IYPmPmhkQk30tSGZauBLCuFV5VStM-gCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/our-life-is-what-our-thoughts-make-it.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
![The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DyKkLxblz04/X1uId2NtNiI/AAAAAAAAKK0/XfB6fknY-lYKkryzrgHk0t7s6fchntV1QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-best-revenge-is-not-to-be-like-your-enemy.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
![The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_2XRWH6Hiw/X1uJg6WuVzI/AAAAAAAAKSY/WyKKcbR-RiE6YpCNcbqsd0HDTLyVNUrAACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-happiness-of-your-life-depends-upon-the-quality-of-your-thoughts.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
![The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vW_yXTFo5RY/X1uKhfbUZ5I/AAAAAAAAKe4/N3Kf50Zv0ZQWinCLflGm7kA46chW9ARgQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-soul-becomes-dyed-with-the-colour-of-its-thoughts.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
![Our life is what our thoughts make it.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xWw0b3ShOoE/X0bMxoH-sxI/AAAAAAAAENo/I_hNOTgNtZsL3awanfYsfepEMq4tROEzACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/our-life-is-what-our-thoughts-make-it-quotes-by-marcus-aurelius-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
![No man is happy who does not think himself so.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TQRXoVDOgu0/X1t3CMAtspI/AAAAAAAAIns/3xj6r0jP9EY6ntBDkHy2xozVdMXnyp9TgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/no-man-is-happy-who-does-not-think-himself-so.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
![The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QcxIb2qOZDs/X1uJy8cq0_I/AAAAAAAAKWA/umcNSvLkz5Uox7-225RExvcf6RQEVcKmgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-memory-of-everything-is-very-soon-overwhelmed-in-time.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.
![Anger cannot be dishonest.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qXrt-NcgZto/X0VxGBU6tII/AAAAAAAABPw/mbL9ub6ENMM20J2fUdyo14LUhqkilQ29wCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/anger-cannot-be-dishonest-quotes-by-marcus-aurelius-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-anger.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Anger cannot be dishonest.
![Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_7Cnq_JXoOM/X0a_p8jVsWI/AAAAAAAABz8/anmBzMIX99E2ON9vOIs3MvqLFkTPVPYDgCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/death-like-birth-is-a-secret-of-nature-quotes-by-marcus-aurelius-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-death-nature.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.
![What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DzEB0tzbSgM/X1uP_p0fEqI/AAAAAAAALSc/b0fmfQGGcI4RUP0vNjCUo5Rl7EmaoUFCgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/what-we-cannot-bear-removes-us-from-life-what-remains-can-be-borne.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
What we cannot bear removes us from life; what remains can be borne.
![Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aO0n6_k0jp0/X1tjJZhicyI/AAAAAAAAGIs/g0vKvo8s7SU1q6jNEcet9X2H6PCnF8OtwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/dont-go-on-discussing-what-a-good-person-should-be-just-be-one.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)