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Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

Born: 26th April 0121, Died: 17th March 0180
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor and philosopher.
Discover the timeless wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, one of history's greatest leaders, through this captivating collection of quotes. Immerse yourself in the profound insights and philosophies of this influential figure as you delve into his thoughts on life, leadership, and the pursuit of inner peace. Explore a wide array of topics, from stoicism and self-reflection to resilience and virtue. Let the words of Marcus Aurelius resonate within you and gain inspiration from his teachings to lead a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Read Summary

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Read Summary

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. Read Summary

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. Read Summary

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. Read Summary

Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. Read Summary

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Read Summary

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. Read Summary

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Read Summary

Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. Read Summary

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live. Read Summary

Poverty is the mother of crime. Read Summary

Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Read Summary

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. Read Summary

Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Read Summary

We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the grapes it has borne. Read Summary

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. Read Summary

A man should be upright, not be kept upright. Read Summary

The act of dying is one of the acts of life. Read Summary

Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. Read Summary