Doe Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.

— Marcus Aurelius

Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.

— Marcus Aurelius

...the infallible man does not exist.

— Marcus Aurelius

No man is happy who does not think himself so.

— Marcus Aurelius

A man does not sin by commission only, but often by omission.

— Marcus Aurelius

He does not write at all whose poems no man reads

— Marcus Aurelius

He who eats my bread, does my will.

— Marcus Aurelius

Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil.

— Marcus Aurelius

Whosoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whosoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil.

— Marcus Aurelius

He who does wrong does wrong against himself. He who acts unjustly acts unjustly to himself, because he makes himself bad.

— Marcus Aurelius

It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give…

— Marcus Aurelius

If souls continue to exist, how does the air contain them from eternity?

— Marcus Aurelius

Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to…

— Marcus Aurelius

Hast thou reason? I have. Why then dost not thou use it? For if this does its own work, what else dost…

— Marcus Aurelius

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

— Marcus Aurelius

Whatever any one does or says, I must be good; just as if the emerald were always saying this: "Whatever any one…

— Marcus Aurelius

What use do I put my soul to? It is a serviceable question this, and should frequently be put to oneself. How…

— Marcus Aurelius

The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded,…

— Marcus Aurelius

Am I doing anything? I do it with reference to the good of mankind. Does anything happen to me? I receive it…

— Marcus Aurelius

As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape…

— Marcus Aurelius

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

— Marcus Aurelius

The substance of the universe is obedient and compliant; and the reason which governs it has in itself no cause for doing…

— Marcus Aurelius

No one can lose either the past or the future - how could anyone be deprived of what he does not possess?…

— Marcus Aurelius

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

Men seek retreats for themselves, houses in the country, sea-shores, and mountains; and thou too art wont to desire such things very…

— Marcus Aurelius

Rememberest the gods, and that they wish not to be flattered, but wish all reasonable beings to be made like themselves; and...…

— Marcus Aurelius

As thou thyself art a component part of a social system, so let every act of thine be a component part of…

— Marcus Aurelius

And finally remember that nothing harms him who is really a citizen, which does not harm the state; nor yet does anything…

— Marcus Aurelius

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear. The same things happen to another, and either…

— Marcus Aurelius

For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when…

— Marcus Aurelius

A man's true greatness lies in the consciousness of an honest purpose in life, founded on a just estimate of himself and…

— Marcus Aurelius

I seek the truth...it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm.

— Marcus Aurelius

The controlling Intelligence understands its own nature, and what it does, and whereon it works.

— Marcus Aurelius

When pain is unbearable it destroys us; when it does not it is bearable.

— Marcus Aurelius

No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be emerald, my color undiminished.

— Marcus Aurelius

No one loses any other life than the one he now lives, nor does one live any other life than that which…

— Marcus Aurelius

Does the light of the lamp shine without losing its splendour until it is extinguished; and shall the truth which is in…

— Marcus Aurelius

He who pays no attention to what his neighbor does, says or thinks, preferring to concentrate on making his own actions appropriate…

— Marcus Aurelius

The mind which is free from passions is a citadel, for man has nothing more secure to which he can fly for…

— Marcus Aurelius