“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
Marcus Aurelius Quotes
121 – 180
Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD and Stoic philosopher. His personal writings, compiled as 'Meditations', remain one of history's most influential texts on philosophy and self-improvement.
43 quotesAbout Marcus Aurelius on Wikipedia
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“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together.”
“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”
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“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”
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“Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.”
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“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.”
“If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change.”
“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if you will ever dig.”
“Those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy.”
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
“Whatever happens at all happens as it should; you will find this true, if you watch narrowly.”
“Choose not to be harmed—and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed—and you haven't been.”
