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More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
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.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.
Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?
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 it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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.
