Quotes by Aurelius, Marcus

"Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them."

Aurelius, Marcus on change
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"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it."

Aurelius, Marcus on thoughts and thinking   

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."

Aurelius, Marcus on thoughts and thinking
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"One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by all thinking creatures, and one truth."

Aurelius, Marcus on truth   

"The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid."

Aurelius, Marcus on wisdom
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"Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, This is a misfortune but To bear this worthily is good fortune."

Aurelius, Marcus on adversity
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"Men exist for the sake of one another."

Aurelius, Marcus on cooperation
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"Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle."

Aurelius, Marcus on cycles   

"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh."

Aurelius, Marcus on death   

"Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else."

Aurelius, Marcus on death   

"The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts."

Aurelius, Marcus on thoughts
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