Marcus Aurelius : (5) " Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last. " - Marcus Aurelius " Do every act of your life as if it were your last. " - Marcus Aurelius " When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. " - Marcus Aurelius " Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. " - Marcus Aurelius " I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. " - Marcus Aurelius