Pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments. Marcus Aurelius More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius More Quotes From Marcus Aurelius Waste no time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season. Marcus Aurelius Accustom yourself to attend carefully to what is said by another, and as much as it is possible, try to inhabit the speaker’s mind. Marcus Aurelius All our efforts must be directed towards an end, or we will act in vain. If it is not the right end, we will fail utterly. Marcus Aurelius All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way. Marcus Aurelius An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself. Marcus Aurelius As if you had died and your life had extended only to this present moment, use the surplus that is left to you to live from this time onward according to nature. Marcus Aurelius Consider that as the heaps of sand piled on one another hide the former sands, so in life the events that go before are soon covered by those that come after. Marcus Aurelius Consider that everything is opinion, and opinion is in your power. Take away then, when you choose, your opinion, and like a mariner who has rounded the headland, you will find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay. Marcus Aurelius Death and pain are not frightening, it’s the fear of pain and death we need to fear. Which is why we praise the poet who wrote, ‘Death is not fearful, but dying like a coward is.’ Marcus Aurelius Do as Socrates did, never replying to the question of where he was from with, ‘I am Athenian,’ or ‘I am from Corinth,’ but always, ‘I am a citizen of the world.’ Marcus Aurelius Don’t let outward appearances mislead you into thinking that someone with more prestige, power or some other distinction must on that account be happy. Marcus Aurelius Either you’re going to be depressed when your wish is not realized or foolishly pleased with yourself if it is, overjoyed for the wrong reasons. Marcus Aurelius Even the smallest thing should be done with reference to an end. Marcus Aurelius Every day as it comes should be welcomed and reduced forthwith into our own possession as if it were the finest day imaginable. What flies past has to be seized at. Marcus Aurelius Failure to observe what is in the mind of another has seldom made a man unhappy; but those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy. Marcus Aurelius Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. Marcus Aurelius Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. Marcus Aurelius Have I been made for this, to lie under the blankets and keep myself warm? Marcus Aurelius He (God) remembers that we are but shadows and dust, therefore what we do in this life echoes in eternity. Marcus Aurelius
