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Soul Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
- The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
- Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
- To live happily is an inward power of the soul.
- Your mind will be like its habitual thoughts; for the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Soak it then in such trains…
- It is a shameful thing for the soul to faint while the body still perseveres.
- In man's life, time is but a moment; being, a flux; sense is dim; the material frame corruptible; soul, an eddy of breath; fortune a…
- Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be, become one yourself!
- 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…
- Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the…
- Are you distracted by outward cares? Then allow yourself a space of quiet wherein you can add to your knowledge of the Good and learn…
- Things themselves cannot touch the soul, not in the least degree, nor have they admission to the soul nor can they turn or move the…
- Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself.
- For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within…
- Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon…
- "Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as it can feel…
- Things can never touch the soul, but stand inert outside it, so that disquiet can arise only from fancies within.
- The one thing worth living for is to keep one's soul pure.
- Live with the gods. And he does so who constantly shows them that his soul is satisfied with what is assigned to him.
- Whoever values peace of mind and the health of the soul will live the best of all possible lives.
- The soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then, with a continuous series of such thoughts as these - that where a man can…
- If souls survive death for all eternity, how can the heavens hold them all? Or for that matter, how can the earth hold all the…
- What use do I put my soul to? It is a serviceable question this, and should frequently be put to oneself. How does my ruling…
- Outward objects cannot take hold of the soul, nor force their passage into her, nor set any of her wheels going. No, the impression comes…
- My being consists of matter and form, that is, of soul and body; annihilation will reach neither of them, for they were never produced out…
- Your manners will depend very much upon the quality of what you frequently think on; for the soul is as it were tinged with the…
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