Famous Quotes by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Below are famous quotes by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus - Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180 (121 AD - 180 AD).

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.

How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life.

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.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

It is the act of a madman to pursue impossibilities.

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there.

Remember this-that there is a proper dignity and proportion to be observed in the performance of every act of life.

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.

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.

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

Waste no more time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself!

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