All things of the body stream away like a river, all things of the mind are dreams and delusion; life is warfare, and a visit to a strange land; the only lasting fame is oblivion.
MARCUS AURELIUSNever esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.
More Marcus Aurelius Quotes
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
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Life is opinion.
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Choose not to be harmed and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed and you haven’t been.
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Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
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Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just.
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Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light creates its own darkness.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Do not be ashamed of help.
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Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
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All things fade and quickly turn to myth.
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