25 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius about death






  • Author Marcus Aurelius
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    What a tiny part of the boundless abyss of time has been allotted to each of us – and this is soon vanished in eternity; what a tiny part of the universal substance and the universal soul; how tiny in the whole earth the mere clod on which you creep.Reflecting on all this, this nothing important other than active pursuit where your own nature leads and passive acceptance of what universal nature brings.

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  • Author Marcus Aurelius
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    In a moment the earth will cover us all. Then the earth too will change, and then further successive changes to infinity.One reflecting on these waves of change and transformation, and the speed of their flow, will hold all mortal things in contempt.

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