Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life. Marcus Aurelius More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius More Quotes From Marcus Aurelius Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself! Marcus Aurelius leadership talking inspirational The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. Marcus Aurelius keep-moving-forward philosophical forever Your life is an expression of all your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius expression life-is life The world is nothing but change, our life is only perception. Marcus Aurelius perception life-is world Reject your sense of injury, and the injury itself disappears. Marcus Aurelius broken-heart sad happiness Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good. Marcus Aurelius over-you integrity years Even the stoics agree that certainty is very hard to come at; that our assent is worth little, for where is infallibility to be found? Marcus Aurelius certainty found littles If thou workest at that which is before thee ... expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according to Nature, and with heroic truth in every word and sound which thou utterest, thou wilt live happy. And there is no man who is able to prevent this. Marcus Aurelius able sound men The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues. Marcus Aurelius business success positive If you are distressed by something, it is due to your own estimate of it; and you have the power to change it at will. Marcus Aurelius power-to-change dues ifs The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. Marcus Aurelius military success lying Do not be ashamed of help. Marcus Aurelius ashamed helping The whole contains nothing that is not for its advantage. By remembering that I am part of such a whole, I shall be content with everything that happens. Marcus Aurelius advantage happens remember Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil. Marcus Aurelius philosophical inspirational life Time is a kind of river, an irresistible flood sweeping up men and events and carrying them headlong, one after the other, to the great sea of being. Marcus Aurelius sea rivers men Everything is interwoven, and the web is holy. Marcus Aurelius pantheism holy Nothing that goes on in anyone else's mind can harm you. Marcus Aurelius criticism goes-on mind He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius philosophical happiness peace In the end, what would you gain from everlasting remembrance? Absolutely nothing. So what is left worth living for? This alone: justice in thought, goodness in action, speech that cannot deceive, and a disposition glad of whatever comes, welcoming it as necessary, as familiar, as flowing from the same source and fountain as yourself. Marcus Aurelius remembrance speech justice He who pays no attention to what his neighbor does, says or thinks, preferring to concentrate on making his own actions appropriate and justifiable, better uses his time. Marcus Aurelius doe attention thinking
