More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure.
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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.
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.
Life is short. Do not forget about the most important things in our life, living for other people and doing good for them.
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.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary?'
