Category: Aurelius

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. – Marcus Aurelius

That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. – Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. – Marcus Aurelius

You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. – Marcus Aurelius

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. – Marcus Aurelius

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. – 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