More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.
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.
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.
Give yourself a gift: the present moment.
You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.
Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
