A man should remove not only unnecessary acts but also unnecessary thoughts for then superfluous activity will not follow.

Marcus Aurelius
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  2. Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. - Samuel Johnson

  3. In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can to education today is to teach few subjects. No one has time to do more than a very few things... - C.s. Lewis

  4. Speed doesn't matter, Concentration matters. - Rana Suhaib

  5. All our focus and strength must be concentrated on striving to fulfill the will of God for our lives - Sunday Adelaja

More Quotes By Marcus Aurelius
  1. Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

  2. Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

  3. When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...

  4. Our life is what our thoughts make it.

  5. The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

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