Marcus Aurelius
Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them.
Marcus AureliusNo form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms
Marcus AureliusHow much trouble he avoids who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks
Marcus AureliusDeath hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good
Marcus AureliusTo them that ask, 'Where have you seen the gods, or how do you know for certain there are gods, that you are so devout in their worship?' I answer, 'Neither have I ever seen my own soul, and yet I respect and honor it.'
Marcus AureliusThe object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
Marcus AureliusPeople are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
Marcus AureliusIf you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
Marcus AureliusNothing is evil which is according to nature.
Marcus AureliusWaste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Marcus AureliusWhatever is in any way beautiful hath its source of beauty in itself, and is complete in itself; praise forms no part of it. So it is none the worse nor the better for being praised.
Marcus AureliusLife is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion.
Marcus AureliusConsider that thou dost not even understand whether men are doing wrong or not, for many things are done with a certain reference to circumstance. And, in short, a man must learn a great deal to enable him to pass a correct judgment on another man's acts.
Marcus AureliusAccept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.
Marcus AureliusLet not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.
Marcus AureliusThe universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it
Marcus AureliusTime is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
Marcus AureliusI 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 AureliusThe happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
Marcus AureliusWhat is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.
Marcus AureliusHow much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
Marcus AureliusWhatever may befall thee, it was preordained for thee from everlasting
Marcus AureliusEverything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.
Marcus AureliusOne universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth.
Marcus AureliusTo live happily is an inward power of the soul.
Marcus Aurelius
