John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Marcus Aurelius. (121–180) (continued) |
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| Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe. |
| Meditations. ix. 19. |
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| Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it…. Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle. |
| Meditations. ix. 29. |
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| He that dies in extreme old age will be reduced to the same state with him that is cut down untimely. |
| Meditations. ix. 33. |
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| Whatever may befall thee, it was preordained for thee from everlasting. |
| Meditations. x. 5. |
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| “The earth loveth the shower,” and “the holy ether knoweth what love is.” 1 The Universe, too, loves to create whatsoever is destined to be made. |
| Meditations. x. 21. |
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| Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life,—there, if one must speak out, the real man. |
| Meditations. x. 38. |
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| No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms. |
| Meditations. xi. 10. |
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| If it is not seemly, do it not; if it is not true, speak it not. |
| Meditations. xii. 17. |
| Tertullian. (c. 160–c. 230) |
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| See how these Christians love one another. |
| Apologeticus. c. 39. |
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| Blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. |
| Apologeticus. c. 50. |
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| It is certain because it is impossible. 2 |
| De Carne Christi. c. 5. |
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| He who flees will fight again. 3 |
| De Fuga in Persecutione. c. 10. |
| Note 1. Fragmenta Euripidis, apud Aristotelem, N. A. viii. 1, 6. [back] |
| Note 2. Certum est, quia impossibile est. This is usually misquoted, “Credo quia impossibile” (I believe it because it is impossible). [back] |
| Note 3. See Butler, Quotation 68. [back] |