Marcus Aurelius — "Imagine that you have died and your life has come to an end. Now think about the…"
Imagine that you have died and your life has come to an end. Now think about the life you wish you had lived. Live that life now.
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Meditations (a common interpretation of his teachings on mortality and living virtuously)
Date: c. 161-180 AD
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