"The universe is flux, life is opinion.












Every man is worth just so much as the things about which he busies himself.

More Marcus Aurelius quotes
"It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.
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"Swiftly the remembrance of all things is buried in the gulf of eternity.
"If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the...
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"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
"The time of a man's life is as a point; the substance of it ever flowing, the sense obscure; and the whole composition of the body tending to corrupti...
"Even the least of our activities ought to have some end in view.
"Think not so much of what you lack as of what you have: but of the things that you have, select the best, and then reflect on how eagerly you would ha...
"Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to...
"It is in your own power to maintain the beauty of your soul, or to be a decent human being.
"It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible...
"…praise does not make anything better or worse.
"All things fade and quickly turn to myth.