Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Soldier
Born: 121
Died: 180
Life Man Nature Nothing Will You
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Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius
Yourself Confine Present
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. Marcus Aurelius
Man Ambition Other Way Higher Noble Idea Himself Vulgar Than Estimates Which Mean Lower Produces Aspiration Compares
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. Marcus Aurelius
Education Man Natural Virtue Ability More Without Glory Than Often Natural Ability Raised
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. Marcus Aurelius
Time Saves Neighbor Says See He Look Does How How Much How Much Time His Much Who Thinks
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. Marcus Aurelius
Life Science Mind Power Nothing Broaden Systematically Ability Investigate Observation Thy Truly
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. Marcus Aurelius
You Will Carefully Everything Find Observe Happens Should
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius
Life Thoughts Change Universe Our Make
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. Marcus Aurelius
Best Revenge Imitation Refrain
Do every act of your life as if it were your last. Marcus Aurelius
Life Every Were Act Your Last
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. Marcus Aurelius
You Quality People Minds Must Examine Pursuits True Look Understand
Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh. Marcus Aurelius
Service Death Mind Release Puppets Make Impressions Senses Us Flesh Hard Desires
We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that. Marcus Aurelius
Cause Too Much Single Too Our Several Come Majority Attribute Accustomed Controversies Which Much Product
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Marcus Aurelius
You Mind Run Lack Much Your
Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live. Marcus Aurelius
Man Men Live See He Know Real Real Man Them Meant Who Lives
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.' Marcus Aurelius
Future Good You Remember Rule Bitter Worthily Bear Misfortune Anything Fortune Good Fortune Here
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also. Marcus Aurelius
Strength Man Own Believe Assume Beyond Also Powers Because Within Province Task Unequal Anything Your Compass
Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. Marcus Aurelius
Work Finished Half Thou Wilt Remain Still Begin Again
Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
Character Thoughts Soul Mind Will Habitual Also Dyed Your
Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. Marcus Aurelius
Death Nature Birth Secret Like
Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. Marcus Aurelius
Day You Change Long Wish Dread Content Nor Your Last
Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. Marcus Aurelius
Love Relationship You Yourself Live Destiny Has-Been Cast Shall Sincerely Fellow Fellow Creatures Been Lot Ordained Which Your Whom Creatures Among Things Adapt
Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them. Marcus Aurelius
Nature Change New Things Nothing Universe Consider All Things Constantly Take Observe New Thyself Like Make Accustomed Place Which Loves Them Much Things
Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday. Marcus Aurelius
Today Good Too Late Tomorrow Yesterday Nothing Too Late Lived
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. Marcus Aurelius
You Impossible Difficult Think Seems Because Accomplish Anyone Thing
To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. Marcus Aurelius
Life Wise Fool Problem Life Is A Solution
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. Marcus Aurelius
Death Nature Welcome Else Despise Wills Like
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