Mind Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

Failing to understand the workings of one's own mind is bound to lead to unhappiness.

— Marcus Aurelius

Tranquility is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.

— Marcus Aurelius

Happiness is no other than soundness and perfection of mind.

— Marcus Aurelius

Body. Soul. Mind. Sensations: the body. Desires: the soul. Reasoning: the mind.

— Marcus Aurelius

Always bear this in mind, that very little indeed is necessary for living a happy life.

— Marcus Aurelius

Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about.

— Marcus Aurelius

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

— Marcus Aurelius

Nothing that goes on in anyone else's mind can harm you.

— Marcus Aurelius

Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy…

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You are making an inopportune rejection of what Nature has given you today, if all your mind is set on what men…

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It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy…

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Keep constantly in mind in how many things you yourself have witnessed changes already. The universe is change, life is understanding.

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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries…

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Your mind will take on the character of your most frequent thoughts: souls are dyed by thoughts.

— Marcus Aurelius

Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the…

— 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

This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole, and what is my nature, and how this…

— Marcus Aurelius

Every soul, the philosopher says, is involuntarily deprived of truth; consequently in the same way it is deprived of justice and temperance…

— Marcus Aurelius

Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone - those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows…

— Marcus Aurelius

Always follow these two rules: first, act only on what your reasoning mind proposes for the good of humanity, and second, change…

— Marcus Aurelius

Do not disturb yourself by picturing your life as a whole; do not assemble in your mind the many and varied troubles…

— Marcus Aurelius

Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about. If it is good…

— Marcus Aurelius

One whose chief regard is for his own mind, and for the divinity within him and the service of its goodness, will…

— Marcus Aurelius

People find pressure in different ways. I find it in keeping my mind clear. In not turning away from people or the…

— Marcus Aurelius

Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on…

— Marcus Aurelius

Just consider, my friend, whether a pure spirit and virtue are anything other than saving your life and being saved. Perhaps we…

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All things are linked with one another, and this oneness is sacred; there is nothing that is not interconnected with everything else.…

— Marcus Aurelius

God sees the minds (ruling principles) of all men bared of the material vesture and rind and impurities. For with his intellectual…

— Marcus Aurelius

God sees the inner spirit stripped of flesh, skin, and all debris. For his own mind only touches the spirit that he…

— Marcus Aurelius

If mind is common to us, then also the reason, whereby we are reasoning beings, is common.' If this be so, then…

— Marcus Aurelius

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

— Marcus Aurelius

Enter others' minds and let them enter yours.

— Marcus Aurelius

Practice really hearing what people say. Do your best to get inside their mind.

— Marcus Aurelius

“tranquillity is nothing else than the good ordering of the mind.”

— Marcus Aurelius

Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.

— Marcus Aurelius

By a tranquil mind, I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered.

— Marcus Aurelius

Accustom yourself not to be disregarding of what someone else has to say: as far as possible enter into the mind of…

— Marcus Aurelius

In the same degree in which a man's mind is nearer to freedom from all passion, in the same degree also is…

— Marcus Aurelius

Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind.

— Marcus Aurelius

It is a base thing for the countenance to be obedient and to regulate and compose itself as the mind commands, and…

— Marcus Aurelius