1,166 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

That which has died falls not out of the universe. If it stays here, it also changes here, and is dissolved into its proper parts, which are elements of the universe and of thyself. And these too change, and they murmur not".

There is no man so blessed that some who stand by his deathbed won't hail the occasion with delight.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.

Do not be upset: all things follow the nature of the Whole, and in a little while you will be no one and nowhere. Concentrate on the matter in hand and see it for what it is. Remind yourself of your duty to be a good man and rehearse what man’s nature demands: then do it straight and unswerving. Always, though, in kindness, integrity, and sincerity.

There is nothing more shameful than perfidious friendship.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

When you are disturbed by events and lose your serenity, quickly return to yourself and don't stay upset longer than the experience lasts; for you'll have more mastery over your inner harmony by continually returning to it.