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17 Cards in this Set
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As we age it is uncertain if we retain understanding
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Aurelius
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WE MUST MAKE HASTE TO MAKE USE OF OURSELVES BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT WE DO WE ALL PERISH
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Aurelius
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EVERYTHING IN NATURE, IF VIEWED CORRECTLY IS PLEASING TO US
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Aurelius
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FOCUS ON OBJECTS OF COMMON UTILITY
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Aurelius
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all thoughts should be what?
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simple and benevolent
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when are we like a god?
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when we are among the best
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what should we accept?
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the hand we are dealt and play it well
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want for..
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nothing
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what should we live by?
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justice, truth, temperance and fortitude
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temperance
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do not seek praise of power or pleasure because they compete with rationality
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what happens if we live rationally?
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death is not feared
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why should we not wait to do things?
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because there is no time
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“A MAN SHOULD BE UPRIGHT, NOT BE KEPT UPRIGHT.”
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Aurelius
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“DO EVERY ACT OF YOUR LIFE AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST.”
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Aurelius
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“BEGIN—TO BEGIN IS HALF THE WORK, LET HALF STILL REMAIN; AGAIN BEGIN THIS, AND THOU WILT HAVE FINISHED.”
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Aurelius
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“BECAUSE THINGS SEEM DIFFICULT FOR YOU, DO NOT THINK IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO ACCOMPLISH.”
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Aurelius
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“HE WHO LIVES IN HARMONY WITH HIMSELF LIVES IN HARMONY WITH THE UNIVERSE.”
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Aurelius
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