Marcus Aurelius Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Marcus Aurelius quotes, Marcus Aurelius sayings, and Marcus Aurelius proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought. Marcus Aurelius
Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday. Marcus Aurelius
Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life. Marcus Aurelius
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Marcus Aurelius
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius
Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself. Marcus Aurelius
Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle Marcus Aurelius
Be satisfied with your business, and learn to love what you were bred to. Marcus Aurelius
All things fade into the storied past, and in a little while are shrouded in oblivion. Marcus Aurelius
All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike. All is ephemeral—both memory and the object of memory. The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you. Always reflect that soon you will be no one, and nowhere. Marcus Aurelius
Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it. Marcus Aurelius
We are born for synergy, just like the feet, just like the hands, just like the eyes, just like the rows of upper and lower teeth. Working against each other is unnatural, and being annoyed and turning one's back is counterproductive. Marcus Aurelius
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus 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
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Marcus Aurelius
The sinner sins against himself; the wrongdoer wrongs himself, becoming the worse by his own action. Marcus Aurelius
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. Marcus Aurelius
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. Marcus Aurelius
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. Marcus Aurelius
Observe and contemplate on the hidden things of life: how a man's seed is but the beginning, it takes others to bring it to fruition. Think how food undergoes such changes to produce health and strength. See the power of these hidden things which, like the wind cannot been seen, but its effects can be. Marcus Aurelius
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it. Marcus Aurelius
Gluttony and drunkenness have two evils attendant on them; they make the carcass smart, as well as the pocket. Marcus Aurelius
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
The honest and good man ought to be exactly like a man who smells strong, so that the bystander as soon as he comes near him must smell whether he choose or not. Marcus Aurelius
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius
Observe and contemplate on the hidden things of life: how a man's seed is but the beginning, it takes others to bring it to fruition. Think how food undergoes such changes to produce health and strength. See the power of these hidden things which, like the wind cannot been seen, but its effects can be. Marcus Aurelius
The noblest kind of retribution is not to become like your enemy. Marcus Aurelius
Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life. Marcus Aurelius