More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you.
If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again granted you periods of grace of which you have not availed yourself. It is time to realize that you are a member of the Universe, that you are born of Nature itself, and to know that a limit has been set to your time. Use every moment wisely, to perceive your inner refulgence, or 'twill be gone and nevermore within your reach.
Both happiness and unhappiness depend on perception
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?
Give yourself a gift: the present moment.
Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice?
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. It is in your power to erase this judgment about it. If anything in your own nature gives you pain, you are who hinders you from correcting your opinion.
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.
