No man is happy who does not think himself so.
MARCUS AURELIUSNeither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
-
-
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
If any man despises me, that is his problem. My only concern is not doing or saying anything deserving of contempt.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Confine yourself to the present.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
In an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
MARCUS AURELIUS -
Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
MARCUS AURELIUS