Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.

Marcus Aurelius
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years...
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years...
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years...
Do not act as if you had ten thousand years...
About This Quote

This quote reflects the acceptance of our mortality. We are all mortal. We all will die. Death is not something to be feared, but something to be embraced.

Death cannot take away what we have done or what we will do. It does not matter how old you are, how rich or poor you are or what you have accomplished in life, you will eventually die. The reality is that life will come to an end, so why waste it doing things you don’t want to do?

Source: Meditations

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