In death, Alexander of Macedon's end differed no whit from his stable-boy's. Either both were received into the same generative principle of the universe, or both alike were dispersed into atoms. Marcus Aurelius More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius More Quotes From Marcus Aurelius Give your heart to the trade you have learnt, and draw refreshment from it. Let the rest of your days be spent as one who has whole-heartedly committed his all to the gods and is thenceforth no man's master or slave. Marcus Aurelius heart giving men Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten, when their noblest and most enduring works decay? Death comes even to monumental structures, and oblivion rests on the most illustrious names. Marcus Aurelius names men death A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark. Marcus Aurelius military men war Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what thou hast in hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of affection, and freedom, and justice; and to give thyself relief from all other thoughts. And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last, laying aside all carelessness and passionate aversion from the commands of reason, and all hypocrisy, and self-love, and discontent with the portion which has been given to thee. Marcus Aurelius simple men thinking Think on this doctrine, - that reasoning beings were created for one another's sake; that to be patient is a branch of justice, and that men sin without intending it. Marcus Aurelius justice men thinking Consider frequently the connection of all things in the universe and their relation to one another. For things are somehow implicated with one another, and all in a way friendly to one another. Marcus Aurelius connections friendly way A man should be upright, not kept upright. Marcus Aurelius military truth integrity Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Marcus Aurelius philosophical being-alone inspiration To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. Marcus Aurelius refrain imitation revenge One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth. Marcus Aurelius truth god thinking The act of dying is one of the acts of life. Marcus Aurelius philosophical dying life This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole. Marcus Aurelius whole bears mind The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle. Marcus Aurelius principles expression order And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. Marcus Aurelius philosophical giving life Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. Marcus Aurelius motivation half work No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such Marcus Aurelius family love life Reverence the gods, and help men. Short is life. Marcus Aurelius help-me helping men Misfortune nobly born is good fortune. Marcus Aurelius good-fortune born fortune He who has seen present things has seen all, both everything which has taken place from all eternity and everything which will be for time without end; for all things are of one kin and of one form. Marcus Aurelius philosophical taken philosophy Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. Marcus Aurelius philosophical fear philosophy
