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20 Powerful Philosophy Quotes of "Marcus Aurelius"

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1. "It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people,

But care more about their opinions than our own."

- Marcus Aurelius

2. “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”

- Marcus Aurelius

3. "When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive

To breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."

- Marcus Aurelius

4. "The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject."

- Marcus Aurelius

5. "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 harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance."

- Marcus Aurelius

6. "You have power over your mind - not outside events.

Realize this, and you will find strength."

- Marcus Aurelius

7. “Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life.

Now, take what's left and live it properly.

What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.”

- Marcus Aurelius

8. "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."

- Marcus Aurelius

9. "You can also commit injustice by doing nothing."

- Marcus Aurelius

10. "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."

- Marcus Aurelius

11. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”

- Marcus Aurelius

12. "You always own the option of having no opinion.

There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control.

These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone."

- Marcus Aurelius

13. “It is not death that a man should fear,

but he should fear never beginning to live.”

- Marcus Aurelius

14. "The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others;

The happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods outside their control;

But the happiness of the wise grows out of their own free acts."

- Marcus Aurelius

15. “Dwell on the beauty of life.

Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”

- Marcus Aurelius

16. “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 at any moment.”

- Marcus Aurelius

17. "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 criticize?"

- Marcus Aurelius

18. “Perfection of character is this:

To live each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, without apathy, without pretense.”

- Marcus Aurelius

19. "Very little is needed to make a happy life;

It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

- Marcus Aurelius

20. "The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."

- Marcus Aurelius

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