Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Ifit 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 Image
Failure to read what is happening in another's soul is not easily seen as a cause of unhappiness: but those who fail… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
But if anything in thy own dispositiongives thee pain, who hinders thee from correcting thy opinion? And even if thou art pained… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Let there be freedom from perturbations with respect to the things which come from the external cause; and let there be justice… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The nature of the universe is the nature of things that are. Now, things that are have kinship with things that are… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The substance of the universe is obedient and compliant; and the reason which governs it has in itself no cause for doing… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
There are three relations [between thee and other things]: the one to the body which surrounds thee; the second to the divine… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The whole contains nothing which is not or its advantage; and all natures indeed have this common principle, but the nature of… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Does what's happened keep you from acting with justice, generosity, self-control, sanity, prudence, honesty, humility, straightforward ness, and all other qualities that… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Reflect frequently upon the instability of things, and how very fast the scenes of nature are shifted. Matter is in perpetual flux.… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image