More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
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?
