More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
What we do in life ripples in eternity.
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.
Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?
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.
Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.
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.
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
