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Gods Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- Think of all the years passed by in which you said to yourself "I'll do it tomorrow," and how the gods have again and again…
- To them that ask: Where hast thou seen the Gods, or how knowest thou certainly that there be Gods, that thou art so devout in…
- Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly. But to go away from among…
- Now departure from the world of men is nothing to fear, if gods exist: because they would not involve you in any harm. If they…
- Remember how often you have postponed minding your interest, and let slip those opportunities the gods have given you. It is now high time to…
- Give your heart to the trade you have learnt, and draw refreshment from it. Let the rest of your days be spent as one who…
- If the gods care not for me and for my children, There is a reason for it.
- Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.
- Not even the vicissitudes of fortune are contrary to nature or to the providential ordering of the universe. It all flows from the gods, who…
- Do you see what little is required of a man to live a well-tempered and god-fearing life? Obey these precepts, and the gods will ask…
- I bless the gods for not letting my education in rhetoric, poetry, and other literary studies come easily to me, and thereby sparing me from…
- The gods have provided me with clear and compelling signs of what it means to live in conformity to nature. They did their part. So…
- The gods sustain and guide all their works.
- The gods gave me a father who ruled over me and rid me of any trace of arrogance and showed me that one can live…
- Thanks to the gods I didn't spend much time while growing up with my grandfather's mistress and preserved the flower of my youth, waiting for…
- Reverence the gods, and help men. Short is life.
- Where any work can be done conformably to the reason which is common to gods and men, there we have nothing to fear; for where…
- Rememberest the gods, and that they wish not to be flattered, but wish all reasonable beings to be made like themselves; and... rememberest that what…
- Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome…
More Gods Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The gods too are fond of a joke. — Aristotle
- All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of… — Charles A. Beard
- Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts. — Aeschylus
- Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length? — Aeschylus
- Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain? — Aeschylus
- Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one who does not see his world. He… — David Bowie