Art Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“If thou art pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs thee, but thy own judgement about it. And it…

— Marcus Aurelius

“And without doubt it is better for thee and for all My other servants, that ye should be proved by adversities, than that ye…

— Thomas à Kempis

“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

“Which thou shalt do; if thou shalt go about every action as thy last action, free from all vanity, all passionate and wilful aberration…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Thus thou must use to keep thyself to the first motions and apprehensions of things, as they present themselves outwardly; and add not unto…

— Marcus Aurelius

“My Son, before all things I counsel thee to fear God, in whom the sight of thy disposition remains, and the help of every…

— John Ferguson

“If thou art indeed my father, then hast thou stained thy sword in the life-blood of thy son. And thou didst it of thine…

— Khaled Hosseini

“That the same things thou done to them, will be done to thee.”

— DMX

“Be not desirous to know what people say; if they speak well of thee, it will feed thy pride, if ill, it will stir…

— Matthew Henry

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

“If,” said he, “thou hast any humanity, I conjure thee to pay some regard to her beauty and weakness. How canst thou behave in…

— Voltaire

“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled…

— Marcus Aurelius