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.'

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius
The best revenge is to be unlike the one who performed the injustice. Marcus Aurelius
All is ephemeral, - fame and the famous as well. Marcus Aurelius
Can anything that is useful be accomplished without change? Marcus Aurelius
But that which is useful is the better. Marcus Aurelius
Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly; but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sink to rest. Marcus Aurelius
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. 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
Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion. Marcus Aurelius
How ridiculous and unrealistic is the man who is astonished at anything that happens in life. Marcus Aurelius
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Marcus Aurelius
Whatever may happen to you, it was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being, and of that which is incident to it. 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
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
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. Marcus Aurelius
All things from eternity are of like forms and come round in circle. Marcus Aurelius
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius
Frequently consider the connection of all things in the universe. 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 universe is transformation: life is opinion. Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. 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
A man makes no noise over a good deed, but passes on to another as a vine to bear grapes again in season. Marcus Aurelius
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. Marcus Aurelius
Submit to the fate of your own free will. Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. Marcus Aurelius
That which is not good for the beehive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius
External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now. Marcus Aurelius
What we do now echoes in eternity. Marcus Aurelius