Marcus Aurelius Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Do every act of your life as if it were your last.”

“Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.”

“Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.”

“To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.”

“Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.”

“Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.”

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”

“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.”

“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”

“To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.”