Nature Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives us.

— Marcus Aurelius

The nature of the All moved to make the universe.

— Marcus Aurelius

Nature in no case cometh short of art, for the arts are copiers of natural forms.

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For any particular thing, ask: What is it in itself? What is its nature?

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No form of Nature is inferior to Art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms

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This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole...

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The world is a living being - one nature, one soul. Keep that in mind.

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Nothing is evil which is according to nature.

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“Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all. And before long you’ll be no one, nowhere.”

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When we consider we are bound to be serviceable to mankind, and bear with their faults, we shall perceive there is a…

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Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even death is one of the things that Nature wills.

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Consider thyself to be dead, and to have completed thy life up to the present time; and live according to nature the…

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Everything that happens either happens in such a way as you are formed by nature to bear it, or as you are…

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The earth loveth the shower," and "the holy æther knoweth what love is." The Universe, too, loves to create whatsoever is destined…

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Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is…

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“to grumble at anything that happens is a rebellion against Nature, in some part of which are bound up the natures of…

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Be not disgusted, nor discouraged, nor dissatisfied, if thou dost not succeed in doing everything according to right principles; but when thou…

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Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to…

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Short-lived are both the praiser and the praised, and rememberer and the remembered: and all this in a nook of this part…

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“Another useful point to bear in mind: What qualities has nature given us to counter that defect? As an antidote to unkindness…

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“He is an abscess on the universe who withdraws and separates himself from the reason of our common nature through being displeased…

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The nature of the universe is the nature of things that are. Now, things that are have kinship with things that are…

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“B.C.)—Stoicism stressed the search for inner peace and ethical certainty despite the apparent chaos of the external world by emulating in one’s…

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No form of nature is inferior to art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms. - Variant: There is no nature which…

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If souls survive death for all eternity, how can the heavens hold them all? Or for that matter, how can the earth…

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When the sovereign spirit within us is true to nature, it stands poised and ready to adjust to every change in circumstances…

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“You have embarked, made the voyage, and come to shore; get out. If indeed to another life, there is no want of…

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Suppose that thou hast detached thyself from the natural unity... yet here there is this beautiful provision, that it is in thy…

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Why should anyone be afraid of change? What can take place without it? What can be more pleasing or more suitable to…

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The gods have provided me with clear and compelling signs of what it means to live in conformity to nature. They did…

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Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have…

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So you know how things stand. Now forget what they think of you. Be satisfied if you can live the rest of…

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“Say to yourself first thing in the morning: today I shall meet people who are meddling, ungrateful, aggressive, treacherous, malicious, unsocial. All…

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“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work—as a human being. What…

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“Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of…

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“Do not despise death, but be well content with it, since this, too, is one of those things that nature wills. For…

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That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.

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Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.

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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature.

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Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight.

— Marcus Aurelius