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 Copy Share Image
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
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Are you distracted by outward cares? Then allow yourself a space of quiet wherein you can add to your knowledge of the… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
My being consists of matter and form, that is, of soul and body; annihilation will reach neither of them, for they were… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
If souls continue to exist, how does the air contain them from eternity? — 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
Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The universe is a single life comprising one substance and one soul. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
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
Wilt thou, then, my soul, never be good and simple and one and naked, more manifest than the body which surrounds thee? — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
If souls survive death for all eternity, how can the heavens hold them all? Or for that matter, how can the earth… — 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
The soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then, with a continuous series of such thoughts as these - that where… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
It is a shameful thing for the soul to faint while the body still perseveres. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Outward objects cannot take hold of the soul, nor force their passage into her, nor set any of her wheels going. No,… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Embellish the soul with simplicity, with prudence, and everything which is neither virtuous nor vicious. Love all men. Walk according to God;… — 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
