Quotation by

Marcus Aurelius

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

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Your overall happiness is shaped by the kind of thoughts you allow yourself to have. Because of this, you should be careful to only think about ideas that align with moral goodness and rational thinking.

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