1,166 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

It is right that man should love those who have offended him. He will do so when he remembers that all men are his relations, and that it is through ignorance and involuntarily that they sin, – and then we all die so soon.

Failure to read what is happening in another’s soul is not easily seen as a cause of unhappiness: but those who fail to attend the motions of their own soul are necessarily unhappy.

There is but one thing of real value – to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.

The whole universe is change and life itself is but what you deem it – either gratefully better than or bitterly worse than something else that you alone choose.

If it’s time for you to go, leave willingly – as you would to accomplish anything that can be done with grace and honor.

External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.

From my grandfather’s father, I learned to dispense with attendance at public schools, and to enjoy good teachers at home, and to recognize that on such things money should be eagerly spent.

Life is short. That’s all there is to say. Get what you can from the present – thoughtfully, justly.

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man’s life.