When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top— credit for the good deed or a favor in return? Marcus Aurelius More Quotes by Marcus Aurelius More Quotes From Marcus Aurelius Your task is to stand straight; not to be held straight. Marcus Aurelius taskscharacter My true Self is free. I cannot be contained. Marcus Aurelius true-selfself It is not the body, nor the personality that is the true self. The true self is eternal. Even on the point of death we can say to ourselves, "my true self is free. I cannot be contained." Marcus Aurelius personalityselfinspirational In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present - I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Marcus Aurelius risingmorningworld Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them. Marcus Aurelius meditationsakebears Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live. Marcus Aurelius philosophicalreallife Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. Marcus Aurelius powerlifescience You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say. Marcus Aurelius meditationsoullittles Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind. Marcus Aurelius practicemindpeople Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. Marcus Aurelius self-confidencephilosophicalinspirational Put an end once and for all to this discussion of what a good person should be, and be one. Marcus Aurelius good-personendsshould Receive the gifts of fortune without pride, and part with them without reluctance. Marcus Aurelius reluctancepridefortune Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask nothing more. Marcus Aurelius gods-willlittlesmen There is a limit circumscribed to your time – if you do not use it to clear away your clouds, it will be gone, and you will be gone, and the opportunity will not return Marcus Aurelius gonecloudsopportunity It is possible to depart from life at this moment. Have this thought in mind whenever you act, speak, or think. Marcus Aurelius speakmindthinking Our life is what our thoughts make it. Do every act of your life as if it were your last. In a word, your life is short. You must make the most of the present with the aid of reason and justice. Since it is possible that you may be quitting life this very moment, govern every act and thought accordingly. Marcus Aurelius justicemaylife Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Marcus Aurelius ephemeralrememberdeath Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to thee, o Universe. Nothing for me is too early or too late, which is in due time for thee. Marcus Aurelius harmonytheetoo-late I cannot comprehend how any man can want anything but the truth. Marcus Aurelius atheismtruthmen Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them. Marcus Aurelius changeinspirationallove
