Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Your mind will take on the character of your most frequent thoughts: souls are dyed by thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“time is fixed for thee, which if thou dost not use for clearing away the clouds from thy mind, it will go… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
You are making an inopportune rejection of what Nature has given you today, if all your mind is set on what men… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about. If it is good… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone - those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“For there is no retreat that is quieter or freer from trouble than a man’s own soul, especially when he has within… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“In the mind that is once truly disciplined and purged, thou canst not find anything, either foul or impure, or as it… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole, and what is my nature, and how this… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Remember that neither the future nor the past pains thee, but only the present. But this is reduced to a very little,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Observe the movements of the stars as if you were running their courses with them, and let your mind constantly dwell on… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Now it is true that these may impede my action, but they are no impediments to my affects and disposition, which have… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Enter their minds, and you'll find the judges you're so afraid of—and how judiciously they judge themselves.” — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“For in those things that properly belong unto the mind, she cannot be hindered by any man” — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Failure to observe what is in the mind of another has seldom made a man unhappy; but those who do not observe… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Such as you are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for your soul is dyed through… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“I can control my thoughts as necessary; then how can I be troubled? What is outside my mind means nothing to it.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
It is within our power not to make a judgement about something, and so not disturb our minds; for nothing in itself… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You’re better off not giving… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Nothing that goes on in anyone else’s mind can harm you. Nor can the shifts and changes in the world around you.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Death is a cessation from the impression of the senses, the tyranny of the passions, the errors of the mind, and the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right is to be none the less free than you… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Your mind will be like its habitual thoughts; for the soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.” — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Purge your mind of all aimless and idle thoughts, especially those that pry into the affairs of others or wish them ill. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you should ever have become a father — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one's energy, that one's modesty, another's generosity, and… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
In one way an arrow moves, in another way the mind. The mind indeed, both when it exercises caution and when it… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“Everywhere and continually it is in your power to be reverently content with your present circumstance, to behave to men who are… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
From Plato: the man who has an elevated mind and takes a view of all time and of all substance, dost thou… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
If any man has done wrong, the harm is his own. But perhaps he has not done wrong. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
Pray look upon the plants and birds, the ants, spiders, and bees, and you will see them all exerting their nature, and busy in… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
“We should remark the grace and fascination that there is even in the incidentals of Nature's processes.. When a loaf of bread,. for instance,.… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
Adorn thyself with simplicity and with indifference towards the things which lie between virtue and vice. Love mankind. Follow God. The poet says that… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
“If therefore it be a thing external that causes thy grief, know, that it is not that properly that doth cause it, but thine… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
Frightened of change? But what can exist without it? What's closer to nature's heart? Can you take a hot bath and leave the firewood… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself, "I have to go to work - as a human being. What… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share
