Marcus Aurelius Quotes

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• Thou seest how few be the things, the which if a man has at his command his life flows gently on and is divine. Command
• Be not unwilling in what thou doest, neither selfish nor unadvised nor obstinate; let not over-refinement deck out thy thought; be not wordy nor a… Busybodies
• Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe. Art
• My true Self is free.  I cannot be contained. Contained
• Thou sufferest justly: for thou choosest rather to become good to-morrow than to be good to-day. Become Good
• Purge your mind of all aimless and idle thoughts, especially those that pry into the affairs of others or wish them ill. Affair
• Things can never touch the soul, but stand inert outside it, so that disquiet can arise only from fancies within. Arise
• Remind oneself continually of one of those who practiced virtue in days gone by. Continually
• All things are linked with one another, and this oneness is sacred; there is nothing that is not interconnected with everything else. For things are… All
• Anything that is beautiful is beautiful just as it is. Praise forms no part of its beauty, since praise makes things neither better nor worse.… Anything Beyond
• Look deeply. Don't miss the inherent quality and value of everything. Awareness
• The true joy of humankind is in doing that which is most proper to our nature; and the first property of people is to be… Affected
• Since you are an integral part of a social system, let every act of yours contribute to the harmonization of social life. Any action that… Act
• Always follow these two rules: first, act only on what your reasoning mind proposes for the good of humanity, and second, change your opinion if… Act
• You need to be prepared for firm decisions and action, without losing gentleness towards those who obstruct or abuse you. It's as great a weakness… Abandon
• When you have done a good deed that another has had the benefit of, why do you need a third reward-as fools do-praise for having… Benefit
• We are born for cooperation, as are the feet, the hands, the eyelids, and the upper and lower jaws. Born
• Nothing befalls any man which he is not fitted to endure. Any
• Whatever may happen to thee, it was prepared for thee from all eternity ... All
• A man's happiness,-to do the things proper to man. Happiness

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