Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Browse 20 quotes from Marcus Aurelius, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.”
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
“Look within. Within is the fountain of good.”
“He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.”
“A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.”
“Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.”
“Choose not to be harmed, and you won't feel harmed. Don't feel harmed, and you haven't been.”
“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.”
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
“A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for.”
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.”
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”
“You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
“Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already.”
