Marcus Aurelius Quotes

“The universe is transformation: life is opinion.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:life change opinion universe

“How ridiculous and what a stranger he is who is surprised at anything which happens in life.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:life

“On the occasion of every act ask thyself, How is this with respect to me? Shall I repent of it? A little time and I am dead, and all is gone.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:death respect

“We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:death understanding

“Death is a cessation of the impressions through the senses, and of the pulling of the strings which move the appetites, and of the discursive movements of the thoughts, and of the service to the flesh.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:death

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

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:truth action speech goodness

“the memory of everything is very soon overwhelmed in time.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:time memory

“Whatever any one does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:self

“every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:self others opinion

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live according to nature.”

― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

topic:fear nature living

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