Marcus Aurelius Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Marcus Aurelius quotes, Marcus Aurelius sayings, and Marcus Aurelius proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius
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
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. Marcus Aurelius
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. Marcus Aurelius
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours. Marcus Aurelius
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Marcus Aurelius
How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy. Marcus Aurelius
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Remember that all is opinion. Marcus Aurelius
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. Marcus Aurelius
A man should be upright, not be kept upright. Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. Marcus Aurelius
Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, 'Is this necessary'' Marcus Aurelius
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
The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Marcus Aurelius
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
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. Marcus Aurelius
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
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Marcus Aurelius
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