Quotes from Marcus Aurelius

And is there anything preferable to thought itself -- to logic, to understanding? Think of their surefootedness. Their fluent stillness.

Concentrate every minute like a Roman—like a man—on doing what's in front of you with precise and genuine seriousness, tenderly, willingly, with justice. And on freeing yourself from all other distractions. Yes, you can—if you do everything as

Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.

Uma pequena chama seria facilmente extinguida pela ventania do destino, mas quando um fogaréu se torna forte, é capaz de queimar tudo o que lhe atravessa o caminho, consumindo os acasos e se elevando cada vez mais alto em direção ao céu.

Basta con poner tu atención y deseo en ser bueno contigo mismo en cualquier cosa que hagas. Recuerda

No man can rob us of our free will.

Endure labour; nor to need many things; when I have anything to do, to do it myself rather than by others; not to meddle with many businesses; and not easily to admit of any slander.

Aprendí de Alejandro el gramático el no censurar; no zaherir a quienes se les fue un barbarismo, un solecismo o cualquier viciosa pronunciación; sino anunciar con maña aquella única palabra que convenía proferir, bajo la forma de una respuesta, de una confirmación o de una deliberación sobre el fondo mismo, no sobre la forma, o por otro medio apropiado de hábil sugerencia.

How many of them who came into the world at the same time when I did, are already gone out of it? LII.

De Alejandro el platónico, el no repetir a menudo y sin necesidad, sea de viva voz, sea por escrito, que estoy muy ocupado; y no rechazar así, sistemáticamente, los deberes que las relaciones sociales imponen, pretextando un agobio de quehaceres.

If now you choose what is for your spiritual advantage, hold it fast; if what is for your bodily advantage, admit that it is so chosen, and keep your choice with all modesty.

Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. But then thou must also avoid being carried about the other way.

Now to conclude; upon all occasion of sorrow remember henceforth to make use of this dogma, that whatsoever it is that hath happened unto thee, is in very deed no such thing of itself, as a misfortune; but that to bear it generously, is certainly great happiness.

You're an old man now. It's time to stop being a slave; to no longer be pulled along like a puppet on strings; to stop being dissatisfied with today and afraid of tomorrow.

not to busy myself about vain things, and not easily to believe those things, which are commonly spoken

No retreat offers someone more quiet and relaxation than that into his own mind, especially if he can dip into thoughts there which put him at immediate and complete ease: and by ease I simply mean a well-ordered life. So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself. The doctrines you will visit there should be few and fundamental, sufficient at one meeting to wash away all your pain and send you back free of resentment at what you must rejoin.

That in this, there is strength and nerves, or vigour and fortitude: whereof anger and indignation is altogether void.

Excava dentro. Dentro está la fuente del bien que puede siempre borbotar de nuevo mientras excaves.

Remember how long you have been putting off things, and how often you have received an opportunity from the gods, and yet not use it. You must now at last perceive that you are part of the universe, and that the universe's existence is an efflux, and that a limit of time is fixed for you, which if you do not use for clearing away the clouds from your mind, it will go and you will go, and it will never return.   Every

Our task is this: to play our role to the best of our ability, then depart in contentment and gratitude, praying only that that the Playwright is pleased with our performance. Have you read the first book in this series?

Not to be offended with other men's liberty of speech.

Be the stone cliff against which the waves constantly break, standing firm against the fury of the sea.

Si len úbohá duÅ¡i?ka nesúca mÅ•tvolu," ako vravel Epiktetos.

And as grief doth proceed from weakness, so doth anger. For both, both he that is angry and that grieveth, have received a wound, and cowardly have as it were yielded themselves unto their affections.