"Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.












Our life is what our thoughts make it.

More Marcus Aurelius quotes
"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
"The universe is flux, life is opinion.
"The universe is transformation: life is opinion.
"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.
"When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
"Live every day as if they last.
"Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
"The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unforeseen attack.
"Life is a stranger's sojourn a night at an inn.
"Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them.
"Swiftly the remembrance of all things is buried in the gulf of eternity.
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuit...
"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke...