1/ Marcus Aurelius was the emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD
Most know him as the emperor in the film "Gladiator"
The real Aurelius was an incredible Stoic philosopher
With quotes like "Our life is what our thoughts make it."
Here are my favorite quotes of his
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Most know him as the emperor in the film "Gladiator"
The real Aurelius was an incredible Stoic philosopher
With quotes like "Our life is what our thoughts make it."
Here are my favorite quotes of his
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2/ "When you arise in the morning
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive
to breath, to think, to enjoy, to love"
think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive
to breath, to think, to enjoy, to love"
3/ "The happiness of your life
depends on the quality of your thoughts."
depends on the quality of your thoughts."
4/ "We all love ourselves more than other people,
but care more about their opinions than our own."
but care more about their opinions than our own."
5/ "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be.
Be one."
Be one."
6/ "The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value
if none of them know anything about the subject."
if none of them know anything about the subject."
7/ "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority,
but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
8/ "The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts."
Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts."
9/ "You always own the option of having no opinion."
10/ "Do not be wise in words
be wise in deeds."
be wise in deeds."
11/ "External things are not the problem.
It's your assessment of them.
Which you can erase right now."
It's your assessment of them.
Which you can erase right now."
12/ "The best revenge
is not to be like your enemy."
is not to be like your enemy."
13/ "If it is not right
do not do it;
if it is not true
do not say it."
do not do it;
if it is not true
do not say it."
14/ "Very little is needed to make a happy life;
it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
15/ "It is not death that a man should fear,
but he should fear never beginning to live."
but he should fear never beginning to live."
16/ "Reject yourself of injury
and the injury itself disappears."
and the injury itself disappears."
17/ "You have power over your mind,
not outside events.
Realize this,
and you will find strength."
not outside events.
Realize this,
and you will find strength."
18/ "That which is not good for the bee-hive
cannot be good for the bees."
cannot be good for the bees."
19/ "Nothing happens to any man
that he is not formed by nature to bear."
that he is not formed by nature to bear."
20/ "He who lives in harmony with himself
lives in harmony with the universe."
lives in harmony with the universe."
21/ "Poverty is the mother of crime."
22/ "The only wealth which you will keep forever
is the wealth you have given away."
is the wealth you have given away."
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