More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
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 things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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.
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.
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?
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
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.
