Find joy in simplicity, self-respect, and indifference to what lies between virtue and vice. Love the human race. Follow the divine. Marcus Aurelius More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius More Quotes From Marcus Aurelius Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius philosophical mindfulness That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius philosophical nature friendship Do every act of your life as if it were your last. Marcus Aurelius work inspirational life "Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busy-body, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial Marcus Aurelius arrogant ungrateful morning 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. Marcus Aurelius voice hate people You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action. Marcus Aurelius life-yourself action Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things. Marcus Aurelius tears inspirational people Never act without purpose and resolve, or without the means to finish the job. Marcus Aurelius purpose jobs mean God sees the inner spirit stripped of flesh, skin, and all debris. For his own mind only touches the spirit that he has allowed to flow from himself into our bodies. And if you can act the same way, you will rid yourself of all suffering. For surely if you are not preoccupied with the body that encloses you, you will not trouble yourself about clothes, houses, fame, and other showy trappings. Marcus Aurelius clothes mind house ...if a man comes to his fortieth year, and has any understanding at all, he has virtually seen - thanks to their similarity - all possible happenings, both past and to come. Marcus Aurelius men past years Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness. Marcus Aurelius light inspirational thinking It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own. Marcus Aurelius silly trying people Nature has given to each conscious being every power she possesses, and one of these abilities is this: just as Nature converts and alters every obstacle and opposition, and fits them into their predestined place, making them a part of herself, so too the rational person is able to finesse every obstacle into an opportunity, and to use it for whatever purpose it may suit. Marcus Aurelius nature may opportunity All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well. Marcus Aurelius reputation dignity ephemeral 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. Marcus Aurelius opinion pain giving Every man's life lies within the present; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain. Marcus Aurelius motivational inspirational life To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less will be your grief Marcus Aurelius grief joy men How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. Marcus Aurelius philosophical philosophy reality Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too. Marcus Aurelius philosophical future war ...the infallible man does not exist. Marcus Aurelius infallible doe men
