Soul Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

You are a little soul bearing about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.

— Marcus Aurelius

I consist of a little body and a soul.

— Marcus Aurelius

The one thing worth living for is to keep one's soul pure.

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

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

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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

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The universe is a single life comprising one substance and one soul.

— Marcus Aurelius

You are a little soul carrying about a corpse, as Epictetus used to say.

— Marcus Aurelius

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

— Marcus Aurelius

Wilt thou, then, my soul, never be good and simple and one and naked, more manifest than the body which surrounds thee?

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

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

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It is a shameful thing for the soul to faint while the body still perseveres.

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Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!

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To live happily is an inward power of the soul. It is within ourselves and in our way of thinking.

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

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In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his sense a dim rushlight,…

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Neither in thy actions be sluggish nor in thy conversation without method, nor wandering in thy thoughts, nor let there be in…

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

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Embellish the soul with simplicity, with prudence, and everything which is neither virtuous nor vicious. Love all men. Walk according to God;…

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Never forget that the universe is a single living organism possessed of one substance and one soul, holding all things suspended in…

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

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To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art…

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"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as…

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

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

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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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My being consists of matter and form, that is, of soul and body; annihilation will reach neither of them, for they were…

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Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to…

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Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too…

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Are you distracted by outward cares? Then allow yourself a space of quiet wherein you can add to your knowledge of the…

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A man is a little soul carrying around a courpse.

— Marcus Aurelius

Thou art a little soul bearing about a corpse.

— Marcus Aurelius

“Disgraceful: for the soul to give up when the body is still going strong.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”

— Marcus Aurelius

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

— Marcus Aurelius

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

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“Never wilt your soul, never be just good, simple or unpolished. Manifest more then the body that surrounds yourself.”

— Marcus Aurelius

Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the…

— Marcus Aurelius