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More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'
Imagine you were now dead, or had not lived before his moment. Now view the rest of your life as a bonus.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment about it. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, you are who hinders you from correcting your opinion.
You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
There is but one thing of real value - to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
