Do you wish to be praised by a man who curses himself three times an hour? Do you wish to please a man who cannot please himself? Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Things stand outside us…”
Things stand outside us, themselves by themselves, neither knowing anything of themselves, nor expressing any judgment. What is it, then, which makes judgement about them? Your ruling faculty. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “What is your aim? To be good?…”
What is your aim? To be good? And how is this accomplished except by general principles, some about the nature of the universe, and others about the proper constitution of man. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “To be upset at anything which happens to us…”
To be upset at anything which happens to us is a separation of ourselves from nature. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “All things change…”
All things change, yet we need not fear anything new. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “In the same degree in which a man’s mind is…”
In the same degree in which a man’s mind is nearer to freedom from all passion, in the same degree also is it nearer to strength. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “It is in your power, whenever you choose…”
It is in your power, whenever you choose, to retire into yourself. Nowhere can you retire with more quietness or more freedom than within your own spirit… Constantly give yourself to this retreat and renew yourself. Let your principles be brief and fundamental, and when you have returned to them, that will be enough to purify the spirit completely, and […]
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “You can remove out of the way many useless things…”
You can remove out of the way many useless things which disturb you, for they lie entirely in your opinion towards them. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “The soul of man does violence to itself…”
The soul of man does violence to itself, first of all. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break…”
Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but which stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)